Being merciful with ourselves.

    We need silence in our lives. We even desire it. But when we enter into silence we encounter a lot of inner noises, often so disturbing that a busy and distracting life seems preferable to a time of silence. Two disturbing “noises” present themselves quickly in our silence. The noise of lust the noise of anger. Lust reveals our many unsatisfied needs, anger our many unresolved relationships. But lust and anger are very hard to face.

Reflection: Jesus says “Go and learn the meaning of the words, mercy is what please me not sacrifice. Sacrifice is “offering up” cutting out” burning away or killing. We shouldn’t do that with our lust and anger. It simply won’t work., But we can be merciful toward our own noisy selves and turn these enemies into friends.