Westlake

Going to Westlake today, to see my sister.  I'll post something better tomorrow.  Pray me safe travel.

One good thing -- the Zips basketball team won again last night.  They have the longest winning streak in college basketball right now at 14.  It was close until the last two minutes and then two players in particular really brought their game and made all the difference.  With five players on the court, two players spurred the offense.

We can do that in life.  A tiny Albanian nun many years ago was teaching at a girls school in India.  She implored her order to allow her to minister to the sick, and they capitulated.  Ultimately, she was given approval to start her own order.  The people who had been ignored as they lay in the gutter were now given dignity and a clean place to die in peace, with prayers from the sisters.

Her work goes on today.  One day someone had a question for her, "Mother Teresa, with all of the sick and needy in the world today, how do you know who to help first."  She thought for a few seconds, and said, "That's easy; I help the person who is right in front of me."  I kind of paraphrased this, so I hope it is nearly right. 

Start getting ready for Lent.  Use a few moments of quiet time today to ponder about what you might do.  It does not have to be giving something up.  It can be doing something.