Largely due to the rapid advances in technology, we have become more and more a society addicted to instant gratification.  We want what we want and we want it NOW!  We no longer are content to wait our next desire to become manifest in our life.  While it is true that there are some who experience the instant transformation that Paul experienced on the road to Damascus, for most, spiritual enlightenment is a process in which the journey begins with a single step followed by more small steps.  It takes time to come into the realization of the ultimate truth of who and what God is and of our Oneness with all that is, and the rewards are beyond anything else we might ever experience.  Today, let us be grateful for the journey and rejoice in the progress we have already made and the progress we are yet to make on the road leading to final enlightenment.  Each small step taken by an individual raises the entire race consciousness toward the goal of a world that truly does work for everyone!

by Catherine Carriere, RScP Emeritus