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Temptations
What tempts us? At a simple level we talk about self-indulgence. We give up chocolates or cream cakes for Lent because we are aware of how we can become dependent on, or addicted to, such pleasures of the table. At a more serious level, items like drugs or alcohol or gambling can become lifelong dependencies which prevent us living as independent human beings with free will. There are again other behaviours that can tempt us because we feel we can get away with them. We think of stealing and infidelities, cheating in a variety of ways. Again, our honesty is compromised, and we live lives of deceit, deceiving no one so much as ourselves. Then there are the temptations that play more directly with other peoples’ lives, the temptations of power and wealth, which exploit and disregard others yet are sometimes regarded by society with admiration or at least envy. There are, no doubt, many other examples, but the list so far has probably depressed you enough. It is good to reflect, however, on where we stand in our own lives. What the list reveals is how we can fail to recognise temptation for what it is. Since the time of the famous apple eaten by Adam and Eve we have always claimed to be in the pursuit of good. What we fail to see are the side effects and consequences.
As we begin our Lenten journey, let us ask: Do we feed ourselves and neglect others? Are we committed to power and control rather than service? Are we also victims of the modern myth that all that matters are fame and fortune? Our answers to these questions will help us appreciate how much we are also being led by the Holy Spirit through the wilderness. Our lives are expressions of the mystery of salvation.
Sunday Living Word Majellan Family Media

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