I often see newspaper articles about individuals who were parishioners of a parish where I had been pastor. Usually these articles are on the obituary page. Often these accounts make me realize I didn't really know these people. I can remember greeting them at church or even working with them on a committee, but we never shared on a deeper level. Some of their outstanding qualities and at all.
There is a limit about how much one can know about another person. But there is another person about whom I need to know as much as possible. That is the Lord Jesus. Daily I want to deepen this relationship in prayer, Scripture reading, meditation and in doing good works in his name. After a lifetime I don't want there to be any doubt that I know Jesus and accept him as my Savior.
Lord Jesus, I profess that to know you is to love you.
Fr. James McKarns
