What is your aim in life?
I came across this line in a little reflection I was reading: "Most lives aim at nothing in particular and achieve it." I paused, thinking that's a pretty depressing thought, and then asking, "Is that true?" The actual point of the reflection was to note that the goal of Jesus was "to save humanity from its sin . . . to seek and save the lost." Jesus, you see, had a goal. But back to us. If it's true that we wander aimlessly about, and are satisfied in doing so, perhaps we need to rethink our behavior. Christians shouldn't lack a goal, because disciples who follow Christ have their goal in his. We're not God, so we're not saving humanity like Jesus did, but we certainly are supposed to be participating in his mission. St. Paul understood his role perfectly. As he wrote to the people of Philippi from jail, he told them that their "boasting in Christ Jesus may abound on account of me when I come to you again.&quo