BOUNDARIES
“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” – Matthew 6:13
When
I was a kid, I’d run through a bending trail in the field on my way
home. I wondered why I would always follow that trail when I could just
run straight home. I tried several times to run straight through but it
was automatic: I’d always follow how the trail would bend.
One day, I tried something challenging (more like foolish and stupid). I
closed my eyes and ran straight home. Boom! I hit a hard wall. I went
home with my first-ever black eye. Worse, I got scolded and spanked by
my father. Waaah!
Friends, our instincts know limits. These are called boundaries. They
are also known by our internal instinct called the conscience. But some
people never learn. They keep on running with eyes closed for the thrill
of the sinful experience — where they’re sure to crash into a wall at
the end. Sin is enticing, yet in the end, it’ll hurt you and others.
Let’s learn to respect this gift from God. Give yourself the gift of
limits. Your internal instincts (good conscience) will always lead you
to Him.
Run the good race with Him! Obet Cabrillas (kpreacherobet@gmail.com)
Reflection: There
are two ways to approach life: Enjoy first and endure later, or endure
first and enjoy later. Choose the second. It’s the way of the saints.
From
all the evil that surrounds me, defend me; and when the call of death
arrives, bid me come to Thee that I may praise Thee with Thy saints,
forever. (Anima Christi)
St. John Ogilvie, pray for us.
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