We have all struggled at times with perceived injustice toward ourselves, where we’ve felt wronged or invalidated by others. This comes up on a nearly daily basis in my own life. I am frustrated by feeling taken advantage of by a business transaction gone wrong, or disrespected by the tone in which someone has spoken to me. Being particularly sensitive, my emotions often fall into a whirlwind I can’t control regarding what is fair or unfair. It is so important to recognize that each of these trials is allowed by God for a reason, perhaps geared toward strengthening resolve.
Although I am a sinner, I am repeatedly granted the opportunity to try to be a saint once again. Easier for me to imagine than “WWJD” is what would another saint do in this situation? While picturing Jesus or even Mary at times, I have inherently struggled relating to their perfect ways. But hearing stories of the saints, including their flaws, gives me comfort, that I too can work toward transformation, to find God who is always there amid my many struggles and disappointments.
As the greatest “among those born of women” (see Matt 11:11), John the Baptist recognized “He must increase; I must decrease.” Turning to Godly thinking, rather than earthly, is the only way to find true happiness. Centering on prayer and a life in Christ, I can work to separate myself from the distractions of this world, and be completely confident that the love Christ has for me, a sinner, is infinitely more powerful than any of my earthly problems.
Daily Reading
Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
Reading I Hebrews 2:14-18 Since the children share in blood and Flesh, Jesus likewise shared in them, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of…
Saint of the Day
Saint Paul the Hermit
Saint Paul the Hermit, known as the ‘First Hermit,’ lived 90 years in solitude, sustained miraculously in the Egyptian desert, inspiring Christian monasticism.
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