The first three lines from the Rolling Stones song "Time Waits for No One" are:
Yes, star-crossed in pleasure, the stream flows on by
Yes, as we're sated in leisure, we watch it fly, yes
And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me.
Songwriters: Keith Richards / Mick Jagger
Maybe you noticed; I didn't until someone pointed it out. My photo in this publication changed last week. In the photo you've been looking at for a couple of years, I have a full head of hair; more of it is red than white, and certainly a more youthful look. The more recent photo reveals that time has taken a toll.
I don't know the date of the "older" photo. The newer photo is just a few weeks old. Turning 70 on my last birthday, and looking at photos like these, makes me face the reality that most of my time here on this earth has been used up. "Time waits for no one." It's a bit of a bummer, but there's not much we can do about it, is there?
Bl. Louis Brisson, OSFS, has a beautiful way of looking at the passing of time. Speaking to the first Oblates, he said, "Everything in our daily life can - and should - assist us in achieving sanctity. Everything carries with it a certain element of the divine and deserves the same respect as any of the sacraments."
Time is sacred and should be used wisely and with reverence. St. Francis de Sales taught every day, and every moment brings an opportunity to rest in the presence of God, to observe the grace of the Holy Spirit within and without. Time offers something good!
Bl. Louis Brisson, OSFS, practical as ever, said, "As we grow older, it is far too easy for us to become whiners. However, God takes no pleasure in our complaints, and neither, for that matter, do other people. This is why I try my best to be happy when I am with others.” I’m going to try to be happy with others and promise to quit whining.
Fr. Jack Loughran, OSFS
Provincial
Toledo-Detroit Province
