As you may remember from earlier e-mails, the reading group that I host on Tuesdays has spent this fall studying 'Sinning Like a Christian: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins' by Bishop Will Willimon. The chapter that we read for our meeting yesterday dealt with the sin of SLOTH. Like so many people, I had no reason to think that I was being slothful, since my calendar is far too full as it is, and sloth is the opposite of being busy, right?
What a way to start the new year. Through this chapter, I soon began to realize that sloth permeates the lives of those of us who are way over-programmed far more than we realize. Bishop Willimon's point was that the sloth that is a deadly sin in our lives is the slothful attitude we take towards our relationship with God. How many times do we rationalize not spending more time with God and nurturing our relationship with the Almighty because of all the other things in our lives?
Going into this next year, let us resolve, individually and as a church, to be more intentional about making our priorities in the right order. Let us resolve to not let the things of every day life that we consider far more important than they really are to dictate the terms and conditions of our relationship with the Author and Perfector of our Faith.
See you Sunday!
Lamar
What a way to start the new year. Through this chapter, I soon began to realize that sloth permeates the lives of those of us who are way over-programmed far more than we realize. Bishop Willimon's point was that the sloth that is a deadly sin in our lives is the slothful attitude we take towards our relationship with God. How many times do we rationalize not spending more time with God and nurturing our relationship with the Almighty because of all the other things in our lives?
Going into this next year, let us resolve, individually and as a church, to be more intentional about making our priorities in the right order. Let us resolve to not let the things of every day life that we consider far more important than they really are to dictate the terms and conditions of our relationship with the Author and Perfector of our Faith.
See you Sunday!
Lamar