A Wise Remark about the Christian Life

Mark Wise, commenting about the Washington Redskins believes the way to deal with the team's "annus horribilis" boils down to (...)"tolerance — accepting huge warts and flaws and trying to fathom that little, tiny light at the end of a long, dark tunnel." Wise words!

If anything, the Christian life requires the same kind of tolerance to all our warts and faults. Tolerance doesn't mean having a welcoming attitude towards our warts and faults. No. It rather is the attitude of humble acceptance of the human condition. "Seven times I have prayed" complained Paul about his own sufferings. But eventually he had no other choice than to accept God's grace to keep him going rather than deliverance of his torment.

I guess that we will make more progress towards the light at the end of the tunnel if we husband our energy into keep on keeping on, rather than fighting the darkness around us... or even within.