St. Paul on the lake Catholic CHurch

St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church is dedicated to forming joyful missionary disciples of Jesus Christ.

December 4, 2022             

Things don’t seem to appear as perhaps we think they should be, or even could be. There are always two sides to every story and somewhere in this mix is the truth. With the limitations of the human intellect, the desire for preservation to the point of deceiving or lying, and the evil one lurking around the corner tempting us, it is very challenging to be vulnerable and transparent. It becomes difficult to stand up tall to speak with honesty and integrity.
 
With the dilemma of not having all the facts, being biased, and judging we take a side. We listen more attentively to one over the other. Who speaks what I want to hear rather than what I need to hear and to know. We close our minds, our eyes and our hearts because the truth may be too difficult to comprehend. A closed receptivity stops the flow of the Holy Spirit who tries to move us to see all things through the eyes of the Father. Hence, we embrace a basic dilemma of life, preservation or sanctification. Which do we chose?