An inexhaustible capacity to engage in sin is what makes human beings capable of living a virtuous life. To err is human; to seek penance is humankind’s unique act of salvation. Whenever a person fails, it is often their overwhelming sense of anguish that drives them forward to make a second attempt that is far more bighearted than they originally envisioned. The need for redemption drives us to try again despite our backside enduring the terrible weight of our greatest catastrophes. There is no person as magnanimous as a person whom finally encountered tremendous success after previously enduring a tear-filled trail of hardships and repeated setbacks. In an effort to redeem our lost dignity, in an effort to regain self-respect, we find our true selves. By working independently to better ourselves and struggling to fulfill our cherished values, we save ourselves while coincidentally uplifting all of humanity.
– Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
(emphasis mine)
Every fall is an opportunity to shine all the brighter by standing tall after. May your Christmas week enable you to see yourself as a whole, not simply as a sinner, but as the Saint God calls you to be because He loves you so much that He wants to spend eternity with you. May you shine brightly as the world rejoices in the remembrance of the Word made Flesh to dwell among us! God bless!
