Many of you have attended our regular “Faith in Living Movies” which we show on the first Monday of each month. I'm particularly looking forward to the movie that we will be showing on June 6th—”Waking Ned Devine.” it is a wonderful film, telling the story of how, when word reaches two elderly best friends that someone in their tiny Irish village has won the National Lottery, they go to great lengths to find the winner so they can share the wealth.
I have watched this movie many times, but there is always one scene in particular which resonates with me. While giving a tribute to his friend, one of the characters says this; “Michael O'Sullivan was my great friend, but I don't ever remember telling him that. The words that are spoken at a funeral are spoken too late for the man that is dead. What a wonderful thing it would be to visit your own funeral, to sit at the front, and hear what is said. Maybe say a few things yourself. Michael and I grew old together, and at times when we laughed we grew younger. If he was here now, if he could hear what I say, I'd congratulate him on being a great man, and thank him for being a friend.” Most of you will be familiar with the motto “Carpe Diem – Seize the Day,” but I wonder how many of us are very good at remembering to do that. As the quote from “Waking Ned” reminds us, we are sometimes so swept up in the whirlwind of our lives, that we forget to express what is in our hearts to the people whom we love and care about.
Sometimes we need a little reminder that life is not a dress-rehearsal. So often we leave the important things unsaid, and so perhaps today is a good day for you to “seize the day” and tell someone just how much they mean to you. Perhaps you think that they already know, but there is nothing wrong with making sure. Perhaps all this is best said by the columnist, Erma Bombeck:, “Seize the moment. Remember all those people on the ‘Titanic' who waved off the dessert cart.”
Join us to watch Waking Ned Devine. Monday, June 6 at 10:00AM (LC). *
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