What if the story of your life isn’t “nothing much happened”… but a mission God is speaking through you? Joe and Father Boniface unpack how tiny, daily choices—patience with family, taking out the trash with care—shape a saint’s storyline, and why zooming in on micro-moments actually clarifies the bigger horizon. We explore St. Thérèse’s wisdom about doing the next small thing with great love alongside Pope Francis’ call to see your life as a unique message entrusted to you. Through it all, we stay grounded in the three lenses: honesty with self, charity with others, under a living relationship with God.

Key Ideas

Take a “micro audit” of the last season: note small relational wins (held your patience, chose forgiveness) and misses (withdrew attention, snapped online) to see real growth.

Your life is a mission and a message: lift your eyes to the horizon periodically to name milestones, then return to the next faithful step.

St. Thérèse’s path: do the next ordinary task with great love—God meets us in the present moment.

Hold macro and micro together: alternate big-picture review with daily presence so grace can re-pattern habits over time.

Practical examen: Where did my attention go today (phone, work, family, prayer)? What one small act of love can I choose tomorrow?

Links & References

Pope Francis, Gaudete et Exsultate (On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World) — official Vatican text: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20180319_gaudete-et-exsultate.html

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