Disclaimer

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Wouldn’t life be great if each action in our lives came with a little disclaimer that would let us know whether it was beneficial, detrimental, neutral, or other?

Modern life is filled with questions, answers, assumptions, and everything in between. Each day presents us with the opportunity to make an endless amount of choices for altruistic or selfish reasons.

I feel that our secular society, dominated by the media encourages us to interact with the world and each other as the individual against the world, to think of ourselves, our well-being, our needs first before recognizing that there is a world beyond our front door. Being selfish is both glamorized and encouraged.

Being humble is often seen as a weakness. Being humble is often misunderstood. Humility is often at odds with the secular world. Christians are encouraged to live lives of charity, humility and love. But, this is often difficult to do when so many influences promote just the opposite, present the alternative in glorious sin free color.

This is definitely a time to remember the power and the beauty of prayer. We do not have to always be the center of attention. We do not always have to give our opinions. We should always remember to pray, to give thanks for each day that we are alive. We should remember to offer God praise. We should remember to pray for our friends and loved ones, living and dead. We should remember to offer prayers for the Church and all of the goodness, inspiration, and hope that the Church offers to each of us and to the world each day.

Wouldn’t our lives be great if each of us found little ways do good deeds quietly, not wanting any recognition? Wouldn’t it be great if everyone treated each other with a level of respect and dignity? How difficult is it to incorporate social justice into our daily lives?

I wonder what I should include in my personal disclaimer.