Bishop Tobin on Maintaining a Balance between Future Thinking and Facing Life's Realities

"The Associated Press recently carried a story that I found both amusing and instructive.

"It seems that in Florida, some folks observing last month's lunar eclipse from their car, forgot to keep an eye on the rising tide around them. Sure enough, their car was swamped and had to be towed out of the water. Yep, they were watching the heavens but ignoring the earth.

"There are a couple of lessons there for Christians."

In a recent commentary, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, of the Diocese of Providence (RI), reflected on the importance of maintaining a balance between thinking about our future (including our final judgement and the realities of heaven and hell) and, at the same time, focusing on the realities of everyday life.

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The Imitation of Christ: Watching the Heavens, Ignoring the Earth (7 FEB 19)