Posted on 03/05/2010 9:50:26 PM PST by Salvation
All that is true, but “sin” still doesn’t come into it. Moderation in all things, right?
I can drink a beer or two without being a drunkard, and I can go 10-20mph over the limit at 3am in the New Mexico desert without being a hazard, and I can drive through a red light that refuses to change at midnight at a completely empty intersection (that one has happened to me on several occasions).
It’s all about applying some common sense and judging the individual situation.
I agree, which is why I kept saying, "In most cases ..." and gave the example of coordinating with the general speed of highway traffic, rather than driving 55 among 75s.
However, many people are not using good judgment. When my prayer group discussed the 5th Commandment, which mandates showing reasonable concern for your own and others' safety, safe driving was mentioned in our book. Several of the nice, suburban church ladies observed that they habitually drive too fast and fail to observe stop or yield signs ... not at midnight or in New Mexico, but in busy residential neighborhoods. I know it's true, because I've been in the car with some of them, gritting my teeth and praying for angels to protect me!
These are the people for whom more considerate driving practices would be a valuable Lenten penance.
So, it’s not about not obeying a given law, it’s violating the actual spirit behind the law. Would you agree?
Thanks for the suggestions TC. That sounds like a good place to start.
Good news Salvation, went to confession and from there I have found a NEW FOUND PEACE in my life and the new begining of healing and wholeness. :)=^..^=
Thank-you for your prayers and NOW I am truly able to do LENT! :)=^..^=
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