Casey Cole, OFM

Time and again, my little worldview is shaken by something wider; my plans are almost always dashed by bigger, better ones.

While there is nothing wrong with hoping for success in our lives, our faith is destined for problems if it becomes an expectation we cannot live without.

If we want to follow Jesus, we must let go of our hopes and expectations, our visions for the future, our demands for the present, and remain radically open to what God is doing right in front of us.

Christ calls us to the here and now. He wants us to be present to people and things that actually make a difference.

Each and every one of us has been created differently, for God’s own glory, and we each have our own path to follow.