In other words I think I need to work on my interior life with Jesus, if that makes sense.
Despair I think comes from not working on your interior life. That inner dialog, yes dialog with Christ. As a priest told me, when you are so busy talking to him, he does not have time to answer.
Maybe ... or from working on it and not getting anywhere but more failure.
Despair I think comes from not working on your interior life. That inner dialog, yes dialog with Christ. As a priest told me, when you are so busy talking to him, he does not have time to answer.
There IS a middle ground. There HAS to be.
*Doing good for others FOR THE GLORY OF GOD has to count for something.
*Listening to a BORING neighbor who daily spouts his troubles has to count for something.
*NOT scolding your neighbor for letting her dog POOP on your lawn has to count for something.
*Picking up after the yuppies next door when they SWEAR that they don't drop their trash in front of my house has to count for something.
*Calling a friend whose has HORRIBLE arthritis and listening to her has to count for something.
*Meeting and having coffee with folks that USED to be my friends, listening to all their bodily aches and pains and NOT telling them: "Well, what did you expect with your MEGA-lazy-ass lifestyle?" has to count for something.
LOTS of ways to work on your "inner life" without saying a single prayer.