August 25, 2022

Reflection 

SELF-DESTRUCTION

Does every person have a tendency to self-destruct - at least a a tiny bit from time to time.

We do self-destruct.

We are going to die - at some point.

We certainly can fight it - by exercise and good eating habits.

We can also wallow in couches and stuff our bodies with chips and dips.

The Berlin Wall came down. The Iron Curtain opened.

Surprise! Islam appears. Threats happen. September 11 becomes a big moment on our calendars.

We go to confession. We come out refreshed.

Then deja vu appears again and again and again.

There is a crack in everything - eventually.

Everything and everyone has a fatal flaw.

We have our Achilles Heel.

St. Paul in his letter to the Romans articulated this clearly in Chapter 7 verse 15.

We hurt the ones we love.

We damage our relationships at times.

We slip and slide from time to time.

The banana gets bruised and turns brown.

Tsunamis, tidal waves, floods, hit us - and we stand in the water or the water's edge as we feel the unsure of life.

Words clan become daggers.

Comments can cut and even crush.

To be human is to be caught in sin and grace.

We can also do well.

Hail Mary, full of Grace.

December 8, 2006,

St. Mary's Annapolis,

Upper Chapel, 7:45 A.M.