“For just as lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man…” – Luke 17:24

Today I turn 45! It seems like yesterday I was in Prep. I would anxiously wait for school bus #8 to go to school and #18 to take me home at the end of the day. I would look forward to Sundays because Mommy and Daddy would take my brother and me to Aristocrat’s chicken barbeque after Mass.

I also remember the menu we had in the seminary per day. I also recall the bullies (I was only 4′11″ in fourth year!). Then on to college as an engineering student. My stint in Motorola as an engineer then as a manager… how I met my wife and how we fell in love… the other companies I worked for and the successful business my wife and I set
up. Most of all, my spiritual journey with the Lord. Wow! All those years just flew by.

I can only be thankful to the Lord for everything He has done for me and through me. And I continue to look forward to what we would be doing together in the future.

Yes, like lightning all those years just passed. But each moment is meaningful because I know God has a plan I’m part of. Whether on earth or in heaven, I have a lot to look forward to — for Jesus is my Savior! Ariel Driz

REFLECTION:
“For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare, not for woe! plans to give you a future full of hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11)

Lord, Your coming is a source of expectation, not fear. The best is yet to come!

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COMPANION
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my reflections
think: Wisdom is only true wisdom if it is rooted in faith in God.