The other day I  saw an old movie that was in technicolor.  It started me thinking. 

I have always admired the people who really seem to live life. Perhaps I could say that I like people who "sin boldly."  Until recently, however I never thought about it as a stewardship issue.  But more and more I am realizing that what we are called to do more than anything is to truly live the life that God has given us and use the talents that God has bestowed upon us and treasure every moment.

We know that eternal life begins not when we die but when we are baptized and begins anew every morning.  The concept of eternal life is not just a linear thing in that it never ends.  It is also a qualitative thing.  God gives us life in living color.  There is depth to the pain and the joy.  There is a richness to the textures and the sounds and the smells. 

And there is no end (eternal) to the opportunities that are presented to us to be Christ in this world.  There are children to nurture and hungry people to be fed and sick to be healed and ministries to be funded.

When we see these opportunities as a part of the riches of eternal life then we begin to get a glimpse of how truly blessed we are.

And that glimpse opens our eyes wider and then our hearts and perhaps even our wallets.  And we begin to truly live.

Lord, We give thanks for this life.  May we truly live it.  We give thanks for your love may we lavishly give it.  Amen