Does God have a place in your heart? Do you consider Him often?

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 The Schinina` family is very religious. Every evening they pray together in the Family Chapel. At times little Maria, being tired, falls asleep, but as soon as the recitation of the Holy Rosary begins, she awakens and falls to her knees, surprising all. She always placed God at the center of her heart as she grew older.

Life, let's face it, is busy. How do we think about God in our lives while still completing everything else that is expected when we are working, taking care of others, sending messages, making meals, and so forth?

Every human soul possesses a God-given awareness that there is "something more" than this temporary world, according to Ecclesiastes 3:11, which claims that God has "laid eternity in the human heart." Our hope that we will one day achieve a fulfillment unattainable by the "vanity" of this life grows along with our realization of eternity.

According to the Homily of Pope Frances on January 9, 2017

"Christian life is simple; a Christian does not need to do strange or difficult things but put Jesus at the center of his or her daily choices." Jesus manifested Himself, which we remember during the Christmas season. "We are invited to get to know Him and to recognize Him in our lives and in so many circumstances of life," he said.

To put Jesus at the center of our lives, the Pope said we have three tasks.

First, we must make sure that we know Him or are able to recognize Him.

The second task is to worship Him—not just asking things of Him and thanking Him, but praying silently in adoration and removing from our hearts other things we adore and capture our interest. "All the rest, he said, is of use only if I am capable of worshipping God alone."

The third task, the Pope said, is to follow Jesus, as illustrated in the Gospel, in which the Lord calls His first disciples. It means putting Jesus at the center of our lives. So let us ask the Lord for the grace to know Jesus, to worship Jesus, and to follow Him.

Blessed Maria Schinina` often says “We ought to put all our energy into making ourselves holy and the Lord will do the rest; His goodness and mercy are endless!”

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