I wanted to tell you about my truck.  I really do like my truck.  It is a Chevrolet ZR2 – 2500 HD with big tires and a factory lift kit. It is that new gray color, and I had a nano ceramic coating put on it that allows the rain to roll right off it. You can see your reflection in it. I also put a bed cover over the bed of my truck.  Many people comment on how pretty my truck is and I will admit it makes me feel good because I have spent a lot of money on my truck.  The exterior of my truck has all the right things.  It looks outstanding and makes the truck admirable. 

BUT !!

Last Saturday I went to start my truck and all I could get is a tick, tick, tick sound and all the electronics were flashing and going crazy.  The truck would not start.  I had to have a tow truck pick it up and bring my 2024 (2-year-old truck) back to the dealer.  This would be the 4^th time since I bought it off the showroom floor.  The last time it just died out and left me on the side of the road.

Dealing with this God sent me a ping.  I got to thinking and relating my truck to my spiritual life.   You see, what good is it for a truck to look so outstanding on the outside but it won’t start.  What good is it for others to view it and perceive to themselves- Man this truck is amazing- and the guy who owns it must have it all together-when it can’t even perform it’s intended function, to get me from point A to Point B. What good is it?

You see my friends what good is it for me to attend daily mass, go to adoration chapel regularly, wear sacramentals, attend mass every Sunday, work the Cursillo, attend Ultreya, among other things, and yet not completely submit to God’s Holy Will. What good is all this if I continue to be impatient with those who don’t do what I want them to do, what good is it for others to have the perception- man that guy has it all together when I DON’T put God first at all times of my day.  I’m pretty sure at the pearly gates the first question God will ask me is not how holy I made myself, which is important and does count, but MOST important I think the first question He will ask is what did I so for the least of my brothers on this earth.  This ordeal made me realize I must continue doing what I am doing to keep the outside Holy and work on perfecting a visual of Jesus for others within myself, but I need to make sure I am putting God First.  I need to make sure and not forget about what I am intended to do, not forget my main purpose, His Purpose for me as a devout Catholic Christian.  Bending my will to His will and cooperating with the Grace that he provides for me should come first.  Acknowledging and accepting my crosses and responding more willingly to the needs of others should always be first. 

I still love my truck, but I am thankful for what it has made me think about in sharpening my spiritual life.