GO THE EXTRA MILE

No matter who we are or where we are, we will most likely find ourselves invited to

'go the extra mile'.

A generous heart is a great asset to have. This gives us the ability to push ourselves to be more than we think we are.

Yet, it's when we are tired, or sick, or frustrated in some way that these wonderful opportunities to enlarge our hearts will come our way.

God is so compassionate with each one of us. Still, He will prompt us to reach out and may even give us a 'gentle push' to go that extra mile, or so.

What a great help it will be if we are prepared in our hearts to give that little bit more, and more.

We have the great example of Christ, teaching us to give all, and not to count the cost.

So, let's be ready to go that extra mile!

GO THE EXTRA MILE

It's good to be generous and kind-hearted, to care for people and have time to listen to what they have to say.

Yet, there are times when we are tired and busy and not in top-form, so it can take a stretch for us to be patient and continue to care.

Perhaps these times are the best, because it requires the practise of virtue to do even the smallest act of kindness.

How God must smile on us. We have such a desire to be good, even saintly, and we barely manage to be human.

What a blow to our ego. How small we can feel, humbled by our lack of virtue as we would see it.

So, let's not worry when we are made aware of our lack of virtue and short-comings. God sees all.

He reads our heart and when the time is right He supplies us with the grace to go that extra mile, and win the race.