For What It's Worth by Erin

“Nunc Coepi, I begin.” It’s September...the ‘start of the year’ EVERYTHING! Summer is over; school, new parish programs, work initiatives, all are starting up anew.
 
It’s a very Catholic thing to consider how to start things over. “Nunc coepi, I begin” . . . as things transition to something new, I consider how I begin. Catholic quarterback Phillip  Rivers used “nunc coepi” as his “let’s go!”. Given to him by a priest friend years ago as the ‘never ending begin’, it reminded him that it was always possible to turn things around, to start again.
 
That’s true in all life. Something ends, something begins anew. Our God makes it possible  to start over, to make a fresh start, returning our efforts to the service of  God, who is served by all that we do in all parts of our lives if that’s what we intend. “Nunc coepi — now I begin!” And who helps us? God of course!
 
As fall commences, let’s go into the months ahead ready to start over. I’ll end with something else that Rivers says, something he lives his life by: “Do your best, let God do the rest!”
 
This fall, let’s do the same!+