In today's first reading, Leviticus 19: 1-2, 11-18, the Lord says to Moses and to us: "Be holy, for I, the Lord, your God, am holy." How, we ask, are we to be holy as the Lord, our God, is holy? Is that not impossible? For us, on our own, yes. For us, with God, no! God can do all things and that includes putting us on the path to holiness when we stray!
I was getting caught in a pattern of thinking that is detrimental to grace. As I recognized the pattern, I began to pray the mantra: "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me, a sinner." As soon as my mind drifted back to negative thinking, I returned to the mantra. I woke up refreshed, consulted a friend, who set me right and reminded me of what my mission is and how I allowed myself to get pulled into issues that are not my responsibility to resolve and over which I was obsessing. How free I felt and grateful for God's grace at work in me as soon as I turned to the Lord for help and realized how right my friend was in her counsel of me! And, yes, God had put me back on the path of holiness and wholeness!
What do you do when you recognize that you are on a dangerous path, one that will lead you away from what God wants of you? What helps you experience the freedom and the peace that only God can give? What puts you back on the path to holiness, that is, to wholeness and becoming the person God intends you to become?
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