Topics:<\/b> Apathy; Busyness; Choices; Compromise; Desires; Distractions; Human Nature; Hypocrisy; Self-indulgence; Temptation; Time Management; Values; Vices; Weakness; Weariness<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13; 1 Corinthians 6:13\u201318; 10:21; Galatians 6:7\u20138; 1 Thessalonians 4:1\u20138; James 4:8<\/p>\n
We want to be a saint, but we also want to feel every sensation experienced by sinners; we want to be innocent and pure, but we also want to be experienced and taste all of life; we want to serve the poor and have a simple lifestyle, but we also want all the comforts of the rich; we want to have the depth afforded by solitude, but we also do not want to miss anything; we want to pray, but we also want to watch television, read, talk to friends, and go out.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a small wonder that life is often a trying enterprise, and that we are often tired and pathologically overextended.<\/p>\n
\u2014Ronald Rolheiser, The Holy Longing<\/i> (Doubleday, 1999)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Apathy; Busyness; Choices; Compromise; Desires; Distractions; Human Nature; Hypocrisy; Self-indulgence; Temptation; Time Management; Values; Vices; Weakness; Weariness References: Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13; 1 Corinthians 6:13\u201318; 10:21; Galatians 6:7\u20138; 1 Thessalonians 4:1\u20138; James 4:8 We want to be a saint, but we also want to feel every sensation experienced by sinners; we want to be … Continue reading “SAINT-SINNER
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