What just screams at you, “Look over here! Come and see?” 

Is it the “come and see” ads that are all around us? The things in our social feeds? Those billboards that are visible as you drive down the road? The things that scream “you need me in your life, and only then will there be moments of peace and happiness.

Have you heard of St. Monica? Chances are if you aren’t familiar with her name, you’re familiar with her legacy. She was the mother of St. Augustine, one of the most influential theologians in church history. As a woman responsible for her son’s spiritual formation, she approached her bishop asking for help, begging him to help her bring St. Augustine back to the Christian faith.

He replied, "Go, go! Leave me alone. Continue what you are doing. It is not possible that the son of so many prayers and tears should be lost."