I hope you are filled with the joy of Christmas today, but Christmas also magnifies the pain of the human heart. Here are some of the needs and problems to be aware that many, if not most, people are facing at this time of year…

Searching for a purpose
Searching for an identity
A lack of meaning
Loneliness
Emptiness
Marriage
Divorce
Out of wedlock pregnancy
Birth of a child
Loss of a child
First job
Fired from job
Business failure
Financial crisis
Moral failure
Midlife crisis
Stalled career
Failed romance
Loss of physical strength
Sense of mortality
Empty nest
Health crisis
Aging parents
Loss of parents

Each of these needs is also a potential turning point. So let’s be on the lookout, especially over the next couple of weeks, for people wondering how the “Mass of Christ” can heal their hearts.

Until we reach every man…

Pat