"Let no one have contempt for your youth..."
Laura DeMaria
Leaving this here: the first reading from today, 1 Timothy 4:12-16.
“Beloved:
Let no one have contempt for your youth,
but set an example for those who believe,
in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.
Until I arrive, attend to the reading, exhortation, and teaching.
Do not neglect the gift you have,
which was conferred on you through the prophetic word
with the imposition of hands by the presbyterate.
Be diligent in these matters, be absorbed in them,
so that your progress may be evident to everyone.
Attend to yourself and to your teaching;
persevere in both tasks,
for by doing so you will save
both yourself and those who listen to you.”
St. Paul goes right into my heart. Remember these words next time you feel young, or unsure of where to begin.