Sunday, 3rd Week: Those Between Wants Will Be Restless
"I am the Lord your God, who brought you our of the land of Egypt, out of the house
of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an
idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth
beneath, or that is in the water under the earth." Exodus 20:2-4
Sometimes we behave like children in a toy shop. We want this, and that, and then
something else. The many options confuse us and create in us an enormous restlessness.
When some says, "Well, what do you want? You can have one thing. Make up your
mind," we do not know what to choose.
As long as our hearts keep vacillating among these many wants, we cannot move forward in
life with inner peace and joy. That is why we need inner and outer disciplines, to get
beyond these wants and discover our mission in life.
"What are your spiritual priorities? How do they affect your daily life?"
Henri Nouwen