Never Have I Ever

Let's play a few rounds of Never have I ever. In the past week I've checked off all of these; never have I ever played World of Warcraft, never have I gone to a non-denominational church by myself and enjoyed it, never have I ever gone on a scavenger hunt in the middle of the night while dressed like the Phantom of the Opera, never have I ever eaten a chocolate sundae on pumpkin ice cream, and never have I ever felt so insignificant in my life!

Why do I feel so insignificant? I have known a certain person in my campus ministry group for a couple of weeks now. It wasn't until tonight that I heard his story. He has fought cancerous tumors all over his body for 15 years. He is the first person in recorded history to survive this particular cancer. He now works in hospitals and summers camps for cancer survivors, has written several books, speaks to groups of people by the thousands, and takes time out of his schedule to hang around with 8 crazy Catholic kids a week, who sometimes could care less if he's there or not. I feel like I'm standing before Christ when he's in the room.

How can he still smile after all that? He says that its not what God has done to him, but what God has put in his path for him to fight. And he has fought everything with grace and dignity. How can I go on acting like the asshole I am when I haven't been through half the shit he has. Something needs to change, and its not this young man, cause he's an angel.

Thank you God, I hear you loud and clear.