"The mind that is prisoner of its own pleasure and the will that is captive of its own desire cannot accept the seeds of a higher pleasure and a supernatural desire," (Merton).
How in the world is someone going to receive the freedom of Christ if he or she is so fixated on what is confining them? This is evident in folks who cannot see past a lustful heart for anything more than what it is: a dissatisfaction with what one already has, constant seek for more more MORE. If God doesn't plant His liberty in me, it's probably because I don't even show a desire to be free. Why is it that we love our captivity so? How do we think that slavery in Egypt is better than a journey to the land that God had promised us? It is far easier to reach for what we can see, this illusion of security wrecks our response for the call for grace.
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