{"id":10721,"date":"2023-01-19T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=10721"},"modified":"2023-01-12T13:10:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T18:10:07","slug":"life-is-passing-us-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/life-is-passing-us-by\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Is Passing Us By!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Life Is Passing Us By! 1\/19\/23\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=cuwm5-1360425-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=0&#038;download=0&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=60a0c8\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About a year ago I got a call from the son of a parishioner I knew in Arlington Heights, Illinois.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He called to tell me that his father had passed away. After I expressed my condolences, he mentioned that even though he and three siblings lived in the area, they had not spoken to their dad in almost a week. Sadly, his father had a heart attack and his body just sat there for almost a week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This reminded me of the story that some years ago a mummified man was found in Southampton, N.Y. He had been dead for a year! He lived alone in a remote area and had apparently died of natural causes as he sat in front of his TV.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>When the police found him, the TV was still on and he was just sitting there. Maybe this is a metaphor for the lives that some of us lead\u2026&#8230;Life is flashing by &#8212; great and small events that have profound and accumulating moral consequence are happening \u2014 while we just sit there &#8212; uncomprehending, motionless, and mute.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As life keeps flashing by YOU, what is and has been YOUR response?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GOD DOESN\u2019T GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT. GOD CREATES THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO DO SO!!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About a year ago I got a call from the son of a parishioner I knew in Arlington Heights, Illinois.&nbsp; He called to tell me that his father had passed away. 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