Lead them not into temptation
The notion of temptation may sound a bit old-fashioned these days when consumer culture hypes many of the seven deadly sins as virtues: “Grab what you can! Wolf it down! Indulge your fantasies!” What seems to be missing is a sense of the damage we cause ourselves when we let temptation be our guide. Worse yet is leading another down the wrong road. Jesus warned about that in vivid language his audience would understand. They had millstones in their homes for grinding and knew how heavy they were. His message? If despite all warnings you choose to drown in your own desires, by all means don’t take anyone else down with you!
Today's readings: Titus 1:1-9; Luke 17:1-6 (491)
“It would be better for him if a millstone were put around his neck and he be thrown into the sea ...”
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