Many things in this world grow: grass, hair, people, and many other countless things you can name. So, why doesn’t, say a chair, grow? Because it has no life, which we therefore need life in order to grow.
But even before that, we MUST CHOOSE to GROW. We must choose to grow in the spirit so we can experience happiness and reach heaven. Some people say the saying, “You learn something new everyday,” but I believe as Catholics – We are called to grown in holiness with the Lord each and every day and learn something new from Him so that we experience Him more and more. How do we do that? Through prayer, sacraments, service to others, (family, work, MV Discernment Program, FT pastoral work, religious life, etc.), going for religous life and / or whatever God calls us to be.
But all of these things have one thing in common: YOU WILL NEVER REACH THE FULL POTENTIAL OF GROWTH IN ANY OF THESE AREAS WITHOUT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
In the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you Father for constantly pursuing us and directing us to grow in love with you. With the intercession of Mother Mary, we glorify our lives for you and ask for all the saints in heaven to help pray for us. Amen.