“Take nothing for your journey,” says our Lord. Well, we cannot disobey the Master and still be happy. Can we? Are you happy with the way you are living your life and your vocation to the religious or married life (as the case may be)? What have you carried for the journey which is weighing down your soul? Is there anything you need to let go of? St. Vincent de Paul whom we celebrate today chose to let go of all distractions to his answering the call to the religious life. He chose to love and serve the poor for Christ’s sake. He chose to live in simplicity, to let go of all obstacles. If your current lifestyle is not helping to advance God’s kingdom, then why not dispose of it?

PRAYER: All that weighs me down, Lord, I handover to you. Do with them what you will. Amen