Blessed: My Little Mass Journal

God loves spending time with you. He loves it when you take a few minutes each day to talk to him. He loves it when you come to visit him at church on Sunday. He loves spending time with you. God smiles when he sees you at Mass on Sunday.

Every Sunday at Church God has something he wants to tell you.

So each Sunday, bring this little notebook with you to Mass. Before Mass begins, pray, Dear God, please show me one way in this Mass that I can become a-better-version-of-myself this week.

Then listen, wait patiently, and when you sense the one thing that God is saying to you, write it down. Pray the rest of the Mass about how you can live that one thing this week, and ask God to help you. You will be amazed how God encourages you and challenges you to become the-best-version-of-yourself, grow in virtue and live a holy life.

Matthew Kelly is a best-selling author, speaker, thought leader, entrepreneur, consultant, spiritual leader, and innovator. 

He has dedicated his life to helping people and organizations become the-best-version-of-themselves. Born in Sydney, Australia, he began speaking and writing in his late teens while he was attending business school. Since that time, 5 million people have attended his seminars and presentations in more than 50 countries.

Today, Kelly is an internationally acclaimed speaker, author, and business consultant. His books have been published in more than 30 languages, have appeared on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists, and have sold more than 45 million copies.

In his early-twenties he developed "the-best-version-of-yourself" concept and has been sharing it in every arena of life for more than twenty-five years. It is quoted by presidents and celebrities, athletes and their coaches, business leaders and innovators, though perhaps it is never more powerfully quoted than when a mother or father asks a child, "Will that help you become the-best-version-of-yourself?"

 Kelly's personal interests include golf, music, art, literature, investing, spirituality, and spending time with his wife, Meggie, and their children Walter, Isabel, Harry, Ralph, and Simon.