“You’ve got a banana in your ear!” Maybe this phrase elicits a chuckle as we imagine what it would look like to walk around with a banana literally sticking out of our ear, but it is functionally how most of us live. Because life is hard and confusing, we adopt barriers that prevent us from having to actually touch and be touched by reality. Maybe our banana is alcohol, or pornography, or gossip, or ideology, or ego. Whatever the case may be, what difference is there between one banana and the next? Aren’t we all just scared of life? Let’s therefore learn to be honest about the particular banana that we use to help us deal with the stress of the human experience. Let’s pray for the humility and courage to have it removed through the very circumstances in which we live. Let’s trust that there is another fruit that will grow in its stead – from the inside out – which will not block, but mediate reality. Let’s feed others from this Tree of Life and become radically open to the constant gift of life. Ave Crux, Spes Unica.
June 10, 2023
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