We should start taking action and living in the present moment without delay, especially when it comes to following God's call and living out our faith.

• 00:00 The musical Hamilton portrays the theme of time through the characters of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, highlighting the choice between waiting and taking action.
• 02:43 We should live as if time is running out, always remembering that we may not have time to finish but we always have time to start, and should not hesitate or delay.
  • We should live as if we are running out of time because the reality is that none of us know how much time is left, and working with deadlines and against the clock reminds us of this fact.
  • We may not know if we'll have time to finish, but we always have time to start, and we should not hesitate or delay.
  • Richie Norton interviewed people in retirement and found that many regretted not doing the things they wanted to do.
  • Many people wait for the perfect time to start something, but end up realizing that they will always need more time, education, experience, and money, and yet they still hesitate to begin.
• 06:22 Start now, don't wait for "one day" to make a change, live in the present moment and take action.
  • Pharaoh chooses to wait until tomorrow to get rid of the frogs in his bed, despite the opportunity to do so immediately.
  • We often delay starting something new or making a change, but we should focus on living in the present moment and taking action now instead of waiting for "one day."
  • Start every day, every hour, because it's the only moment we have, and we may not have time to finish.
• 09:09 Start living out your faith now, despite obstacles and suffering, because now is always the right time to say yes to the Lord.
  • St. Paul's immediate response to encountering Jesus and being healed of his blindness is a reminder of the urgency to start living out our faith now.
  • You have to wake up today, regardless of the overwhelming obstacles, suffering, pain, struggle, and grief you may be facing.
  • Now is always the right time to say yes to the Lord.
• 11:54 Delayed obedience is disobedience, so take the first step in following God's call without delay.
  • A young man named Paul, who was baptized Catholic but didn't go to mass, was invited by a friend to attend a mass at Newman.
  • A man who hadn't been to church in years learned from a friend that he needed to be a practicing Catholic to receive communion, so he met with Father Mike to understand what that meant and eventually got connected with a focused missionary who taught him how to pray.
  • A student experienced a massive conversion, became on fire with the Lord, and decided to go to the seminary, leaving the speaker torn between sadness and happiness.
  • Delayed obedience is disobedience, so take the first step in following God's call without delay.
• 15:02 Start now, like St. Paul, without worrying about others' opinions, to glorify God and become disciples.
  • Paul's decision to move at the right time led to his ordination as a priest, and his impact on the speaker's niece during her first confession.
  • Now is the time to start, despite objections and concerns about what others may think, just like St. Paul did not waste time trying to convince others of his authentic conversion.
  • Just start, because the purpose is to glorify God by bearing much fruit and becoming disciples, even if you have to do it poorly.
• 17:26 Embrace being a beginner in following Jesus, ask for help, study his word, and remain in him.
  • When starting something new, it's okay to be bad at it at first and to embrace being a beginner.
  • You have permission to be a perpetual beginner in following Jesus, to not be an expert, to ask for help, ask questions, and learn from failure.
  • Choose to be a disciple of Jesus, study his word, talk to him daily, live like him, ask for his heart, and remain in him.
• 20:33 Wake up today and start now, because we don't know how much time we have.
• Founding fathers were much younger than expected when they signed the Declaration of Independence, with Alexander Hamilton being 21 and Aaron Burr being 20.
• The musical Hamilton portrays the theme of time through the characters of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, with Burr's main theme being "wait for it."
• The theme of time and the choice between waiting and taking action is highlighted through the comparison of Alexander Hamilton's proactive approach and Aaron Burr's tendency to delay.