Only God Is At The Top

09-17-2023The Pastor's PenFr. Matthew

Dear Friend,

Some years ago, a Tennis Star was at the very top of the tennis world -- yet he was on the brink of suicide. He said, "I had won Wimbledon twice before, once as the youngest player. I was rich. I had all the material possessions I needed ... It's the old song of movie stars and pop stars who commit suicide. They have everything, and yet they are so unhappy. I had no inner peace. I was a puppet on a string."

Our "star" was not the only one to feel that sense of emptiness. The echoes of a hollow life pervade our culture. One doesn't have to read many contemporary biographies to find the same frustration and disappointment. Jack Higgens, author of such successful novels and The Eagle Has Landed, was asked what he would like to have known as a boy.

His answer: "That when you get to the top, there's nothing there." Only God is at the "top."

Pray always and never lose heart.

Father Matthew