Stay awake. Jesus says it three times in the garden. But we cannot. I still fall asleep today. Sometimes I fall asleep when I am praying. I fall asleep in other ways too. Some days I fall asleep in my marriage, or as a parent. There are times when I have been asleep for weeks or months with regard to physical fitness. It’s so easy to take a nap from financial responsibility. God instructs us, as pilgrims who are just passing through this place we call earth, to
stay awake and be constantly vigilant and attentive to what matters most, rather than letting what matters least take over our schedules and lives.
Today: Pray five decades of the Rosary.