This is the movement of the Holy Family.

So welcome to our rosary meditation.

I am so blessed this evening to be at Anna Marie, Sam, and Madison's house with a whole group of family and friends.

It is awesome to be with you.

And little baby Gemma.

She is the best part of this evening. So let's begin in the name of the Father and the

Son and the Holy Spirit. Let's call to mind all those we promised to pray for. So what is the goal

of your life? Bob Beeman's goal in life was to win an Olympic gold medal in the long jump.

In 1968, he qualified for the Olympics in Mexico City. His first jump took just seven seconds from

beginning to end. He tore down the runway, jumping so far that the electronic measurement system was incapable of calculating the jump's distance.

After measuring and re-measuring, the officials determined the jump was 29 feet, two and a half inches.

Beeman had jumped almost two feet farther than the previous world record. When he was notified of his feet, he collapsed to the track

in a cataplectic seizure brought on by the emotional shock of his achievement.

Beeman had not only reached his goal, he demolished his life goal.

He was the Olympic gold medalist in the world record holder.

And his jump is considered one of the top five athletic achievements ever.

Beeman should have been elated.

The remainder of that day should have been the greatest of his life, but it's not what happened.

In 2008, in an interview, he recalled his celebration lasting only a few minutes. He said that when I got to the

metal stand, I said to myself, what am I going to do now? I've already reached the goal of my life.

It's over. He was totally let down. Why? Because he had the wrong reason for living.

More specifically, he thought the purpose of his life was an achievement.

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