Where do we start?

Where do we start?

When do we decide that we want to live a life in the model of Christ? When did the pope first decide he wanted to be a holy man? When do any of us sit down and say "ya know what, today is the day I become a more holy person?" I don't think we ever do. I think that we're all called to it but only realize it long after we have already begun responding. I believe that the first step is the most subtle one. Helping someone pick up something they dropped, smiling, laughing with someone - these are things that come so naturally we often don't realize that by doing so we are starting on our journey towards God. It is wonderful to take enjoyment out of things like helping others and living truthfully. But once we realize that we are doing it for God, it becomes all the more powerful for us. We start to realize that there is goodness and purpose in everything we do. Knowing this, our journey has begun.