“There are two great days in a person’s life,” said Scottish theologian William Barclay, “the day we’re born and the day we discover why.”  Every person and every family has a mission, a reason for existence.  Without it, we’re simply drifting afloat without a compass.  “Life becomes an adventure when you have a goal,” Venerable Fulton J. Sheen said.  Here in this inspirational video, author and speaker Dr. Peter Howard shares with you the importance of discovering your family’s shared mission (your ‘why’) and how you can find it.  As Dr. Howard explains, this ‘why,’ or shared mission, is what drives and influences family life: it cultivates character in children, provides motivation in difficult times, and keeps families united around a common purpose.  How does one find it?  Prayer and scripture.  “Become familiar with the bible so it can be your compass,” Pope Benedict XVI said.  Through family prayer and attentive listening to God’s Word, one discovers the desires He has placed in the human heart.  Family prayer becomes a unifying dialogue with God Who provides light and direction to family life.  Dr. Howard also shares with you his personal testimony of how he has put this into practice with his own family and reveals the fruits it has borne for them.  He reminds us, quoting St. John Paul II, that “It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness.”  May all who watch be inspired to pursue this life of happiness with their families.