"If we wish to make any progress in the service of God we must begin every day of our life with new eagerness. We must keep ourselves in the presence of God as much as possible and have no other view or end in all our actions but the divine honor." (Saint Charles Borromeo )  This is another way of saying that we must live in the present moment, not in the past and not in the future. Only in this moment is the grace of God actualized for us. Only in every moment of the day will we experience the presence and love of our merciful God. It is hard to so live and yet it is the only way to really live.