Fragments of Time

All of us have experienced these fragments of time. Some of us don't want to admit, even to ourselves, what these fragments look like. Yet all of us know that it sometimes feels as if we picking up the pieces of our shattered lives...those fragments of time that we wish we could get back. Wishing doesn't bring those pieces together. Only through a concentrated effort and belief, can we make any headway through the fragments. I know I've asked myself at least a dozen times what I could have done differently to avoid the fragments or to recapture those magic moments that make life worthwhile. There are good fragments of time as well as bad fragments.

When you are young, those fragments are non-existent because you live only in the moment. You don't think about how your actions will mark you for the rest of your life. You don't see the fragments as they are forming. You only see the bright shiny future....at least some of us do. I know there are too many young people today that can't see that bright shiny future. Their minds have been "programmed" to see only the darkness and not the light. How do we reach them?

We show God's love to them by listening and helping them. Will it make a difference? Yes. Knowing that someone is listening will make a difference. Helping them to see what they are doing is wrong both morally and physically will make a difference. We can do this by being open enough to accept them as they are, but strong enough to point out the dark path....those dark fragments of time...to them. We can't do this on our own. We need the Lord's guidance to make us whole, so others can see what he's done for us and want to follow the Lord themselves.