Don't Drop the Baton

 

 

 

 

 

Don't Drop the Baton

 

St. Thomas More said, "You must not abandon the ship in a storm because you cannot control the winds . . . What you cannot turn to good, you must at least make as little bad as you can."

Take a few minutes to read this short story, Don't Drop the Baton.

“In the 1988 Olympics, the world assumed that the United States

would be victorious in the 400-meter relay. They simply were the

best. The gun cracked and they were off and running. After the last

curve the unthinkable happened.

The United States was ahead by 10 meters with no real competition in sight. And then, with victory in their grasp, it happened. They dropped the baton. The thousands in the stands gasped in disbelief. The United States team--sleek,

muscular, and fast as leopards, lost the race. Why? Someone dropped

the baton.  [King Duncan, Collected Sermons, www.Sermons.com Fear]

Jesus gave you the baton at your Baptism, what have you done with it?

 

St. Joseph, pray for us.

St. Andre Bessette, intercede for us. 

St. Francis de Sales, pray for us.

“Tune my spirit to the music of heaven.”  [St. Brendan the Navigator]

 

May God Be Praised and your day be Blessed.