Megan's prayer: Matthew West's "More"

Last night at lifenight we had a guest speaker, Monsignor Rice, who spoke to the teens about vocations. What I absolutely loved about his talk was that he wasn't trying to force anyone into a particular vocation. He wasn't telling the guys they HAD to be priests, or telling the girls they HAD to be nuns. He mostly talked about our first vocation, which is to love one another.

I find it very easy to love many people around me. I love my parents, I love my boyfriend, I love my friends. It's easy to love when you are loved back. What I struggle with right now is loving those who aren't so lovable. It's something I've been aware of since I read "The Five Love Languages" and it's been something I've been trying to change, but I'm not sure how well I'm doing.

Just tonight, the love that I should have for those closest to me was overrun by anger, jealousy, and frustrations. When love isn't my main focus, this happens quite easily to me. I let other minor things become more important. Tomorrow I will try again, and I will try harder. Any maybe my heart will be a little more open to loving others.