Once again the call to be holy is put to us: "Be holy because I am holy." What could these words mean to us today, in our times, in our personal lives?
Just a few days ago, a young fellow spoke to me and in an off-handed way he remarked, "You know, padre, even thinking about being holy is not easy." And after a pause, he said, "As a matter of fact, it is downright frightening."
What a wonderful sense of awareness. I don't recall any line in the gospels or the writings of the prophets where we are told being holy is easy, growing into holiness is a a snap. Let's face it again, it is not easy to be a holy person today. HOWEVER, it is not impossible. Dr. Wayne Dyer's calendar reflection for today is very, very short but powerful: "Let go of your ego's need to be right."
To be holy means that I am willing to let go of the negative power in me. To be holy means that I am willing to take the time to listen to what God is calling me to do. It becomes real, holiness does, when I accept Jesus as the guide that I follow. When I turn my heart over to his call, this is when I begin to be what God wants of me.
So, how open am I to that exhortation to let go of my ego, my desire to define God as I want him to be? If I am continuing to call the shots, there is no way way holiness is going to become rooted in my life. Where do you stand?
