This is the movement of the Holy Family, leading people to Jesus through friendship, good conversation and the Rosary.

Welcome to our Rosary meditation.

Let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Let's call to mind all those who've promised to pray for,

especially for Troy Betis,

for the father of Dave Staples, for a little five-year-old Thomas Lauer and for the special intention of Paul Strob.

Taking responsibility for our sin is the only way to freedom and healing.

As I look back on 2020 as well as my entire life

I see that it's a combination of untold blessings from God, from my parents, and from many other people. But it's also comprised of my good

choices and good consequences as well as bad choices or sinful choices which have resulted in bad consequences.

And it's funny how we tend to focus in on the negative and painful.

And as I do this, I tend to fall into the trap of what if? What if I'd done this or not done that?

My situation could have been so much better.

And do you know where this leads to blaming others

and anger? Why? Because we do not want to take responsibility for our choices.

It's much easier to put the blame on someone else.

We think we are victims.

I'm in this or that crappy situation because of what someone else did.

Now I'm not speaking here about the sinful and evil things that have been done to you. These are not your fault.

I'm talking about the fact that by an abuse of my own freedom, I made bad choices that offended God. I hurt others and I hurt me and

caused a whole host of bad consequences that cannot be changed. So what do we do now.

So what do we do now?

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