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Doing something with your life that will last

2/13/2023

 
I was at my desk at ESPN late one night, working on a story.  I was listening to my music while I tried to capture the highlights of some random Padres-Pirates game.  House music poured through my head phones while I crafted the story.  I noticed the top comment on this random YouTube video was totally out of place for a techno song: “only what you do for Christ will last.”
It got me thinking.  In a day or two, no one will care about this story.  It will be lost to history.  That doesn’t mean I shouldn’t work hard on it; it means I should find work that will last.
My heart was on fire.  I felt a desire to do something with my life that will last.
I think of that random YouTube comment often now that I am a priest.  I especially think of it every time I hear someone’s confession just before they die.  The work of a priest is work that will last into eternity.  Only what you do for Christ will last.

- Fr. Anthony Federico



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