Decisions

Quick Quotes:
"What is man, of what worth? ...the good, the evil in him, what are these?"
"we are created to glorify God"
(ask if you want source references)

When I received my first Holy Communion, I felt so pure of heart, close to God , comfortable, redeemed. Again, at Confirmation, especially the moment just before the bishop touched me, the remarkable sense of anticipation, spiritual openness, human dignity springing from a divine relationship. Then after much of the noise of life there was the moment of infilling of the Spirit associated with the Charismatic renewal. Glimpses of God being with me. Then came the reality bite of realising that I still had sin within me. The disappointment of knowing that in spite of being saved I was still wrestling with sin and evil, even right down inside where everything had been purified! Bummer!

My will was to be one in Spirit with God all the time, forever. But I still find sin popping up in me in spite of being saved. The word used for moving toward a sinless existence is sanctification. You see other people who appear to be holy, who you can presume to be sanctified. But then comes a scandal. It seems to me that sanctification is never attained in this wordly existence, but is constantly strived for. It is only the process of trying to know what is right or wrong and then wanting to choose what is right. Todays thought is to celebrate the fact that you do have within you the desire to do right. Life is full of decisions, good and evil are placed before us, but it is up to us to decide which we will grasp. Consider these words when you make your decisions today. Hooray for that small voice with us that says "we want to do good" in those moments of decision. Hooray for God!

Back to the pasture (previous posts): the sheep looks up and sees the herd moving, yet notices one not following. He is at his moment of decision. He cannot understand the consequences, but he has a choice that he will make. God's ways are beyond our intellects. Hooray for God!