A Year of Sundays – 31st Sunday (8/03/25): If Not Now, When?

Some moments feel like they arrive carrying a quiet knock on the soul.

A neighbor of mine recently passed away. Within two weeks, her home was buzzing with repair crews, tools, and conversation. The gutters were fixed, the fence was mended, and the garden was trimmed. I could not help but wonder: how many of these repairs had been “someday” plans in her mind? How many things did she want to see done, touch, or enjoy—yet never quite reached the top of her list while she was alive?

That sight stayed with me.

I am reminded of Malcolm Gladwell’s reflections in Blink—that so much of our lives is shaped in the briefest moments, decisions made in a sliver of time (Gladwell, 2005). I also think of Stephen R. Covey’s idea of planting seeds in others and letting them grow in their own time (Covey, 1991). Both ideas orbit the same truth: life is fluid, and it is always moving, whether we act or not.

The United States feels like it is shifting every day in ways that are hard to explain. But maybe that is exactly why “someday” is no longer good enough.

Do what you want to do now. Even if it is only in your imagination at first, start there—see it, plan it, take one step toward it. A year of Sundays is still just a year, and we do not know how many we will get.

Live today like it matters—because it does.

References

Covey, S. R. (1991). Principle-centered leadership. Free Press.

Gladwell, M. (2005). Blink: The power of thinking without thinking. Little, Brown and Company.