It is hard sometimes to prevent the busyness of our lives from overwhelming or consuming us. We have plenty of activity in our lives-our challenge is not to be so busy but rather to be productive with our time and energy. Clear out he clutter, I tell myself and not priorities. We can't let everything occupy our time-our families should alwyas get the best of us. Multi-tasking tends to burn through our energy-we work on one thing while thinking of something else. We all want our lives to represent the good things of God-be we don't need to do it all. We want to be what God calls us to be and spending time with God and spending time with God should be at the top of our priority list, God first! Everything else will follow. God wants to help us with people and ideas that can make our lives easier. God helps us to put what matters first so we may all reach the fullness of our destiny. 

Mary, the Saint of Saints and Mother of the Church, serves as a great role model for all of is with her love, patience, perseverance and humilty.  She is always there to show us the way to God. She is always there to show us the way to God. Today, woman make invaluable contributions to the church with their immense and generous energy, ideas, caring and wisdom. May we all, men and women alike, with Mary as our guide, be beacons of God is love in our world.