It’s time to stop being so busy and focus more on God, Father Michael Miller advised parishioners in the St. Patrick and St. Catherine parishes of Jordan, Minnesota.

“We need to look at the beauty of His creation, and contemplate His presence in our lives,” Miller said in the Aug. 2 bulletin. “And we need to listen to His word in the Scriptures and hear the quiet sound of His voice in prayer.”

It’s not a luxury to take time out for spiritual reflection, he continued in the bulletin. "It is a necessity that we cannot leave unfilled. If we find that we are too busy to go to Mass, to pray, to learn something about our faith, then we are too busy and changes need to be made.”

Sunday Mass should take precedence over everything including work, recreation “or anything else that may present itself as being more important,” Miller said. In addition to attending Sunday mass, “take time to pray every day, especially the rosary in which we meditate on life of Christ and contemplate His face through the eyes of our Blessed Mother, Mary."

The result will be a better understanding of our lives, dignity and purpose, Miller concluded. “We will come to know God more each day, and we will understand why He is our greatest need."