"The real conflict is the inner conflict. Beyond armies of occupation and the catacombs of extermination camps, there are two irreconcilable enemies in the depth of every soul: good and evil, sin and love. And what use are the victories on the battlefield if we are defeated in our innermost selves?”
Maximilian Kolbe
“Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating. By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“One reason we rush so quickly to the vulgar satisfactions of judgement, and love to revel in our righteous outrage, is that it spares us from the impotent pain of empathy, and the harder, messier work of understanding.”
Tim Kreider
"And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, 'Fall on us, and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne, and from the judgement of the Lamb.'"
Revelation 6:16
"The most important problem in the world today is your soul, for that is what the struggle is all about."
Fulton Sheen
Never allow someone to bring you so low as to hate them, said Martin Luther King.
It is one of the great ironies of life that, over time, we become what we hate.
The SP500 took the huge negative miss in the ADP Jobs Report this morning in stride, and managed to add to their rally a bit, particularly in the afternoon.
The tech heavy NDX not so much, although it did take back much of its earlier losses.
Stocks still look a bit wobbly, after what could have been just a relief rally.
Gold and silver drifted higher, as the Dollar slipped off the 96 handle.
Caution is advised especially for equities which remain volatile.
Let's see what Friday's Jobs Report brings.
Even if only in small and simple ways, even if seemingly unnoticed, walk with the angels, for His sake, and for your own.
This is what the struggle is all about.
For in the end, the only real tragedy is not to have been a saint.
Have a pleasant evening.
