During the last presidential campaign, many people sought to have a man give them "hope" and change. I think that has arguably come to America. Nevertheless, the premise or idea remains wrong to begin with. No man can give us hope. Why? After all, man is created good. Look at the accomplisments which mankind has wrought. What, after all, hasn't man accomplished to do!?
Well... for one, man has not solved his own sin problem. Each of us Catholics are struggling to fight against sin, that is, if we take our faith seriously. There are, of course, a great many Catholics who don't even bother to fight sin. They chalk up the evil in the world to karma, or to other causes. But see no need for the reality of a personal battle against sin. Others try to explain away how serious this battle is. All of us, at some point, fall prey to the wiles of sin. Its too easy some times to take the sinful way out of a situation. Nevertheless, we must always remember that God has called and is calling each of us to holiness. We are called to fight and conquer sin in every way possible in our lives. We are called to live up to the full stature of Christ, because He has shared his very life with us and allows us to share in the grace that constituted his own life.
To be Catholic is to be a realist in many ways, because one must see the reality of sin in the world. It is like humidity in a way, because it all around us (at least in Denver in the days I wrote this). In spite of sin, Jesus is like that cool drink that satiates our thirst, that hydrates us, and fortifies us to continue to work in spite of the humidity.
We are called to know Jesus and our knowledge is not fruitless, but has the ability to transform our lives. It is not without reason that Jesus told his Apostles to teach others all that he had taught them. If there is a blueprint to a happy life, then a loving God would certainly want to communicate that to us and even give us the strength to live it. And so he did... This fact, though, hinges on how serious we are in turning to Christ and learning from him. May we never cease to desire him who knows the meaning of life and the means by which to find our greatest joy in it!!!
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