Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water! We get angry and frustrated, then, in an instant, “to hell with it!” But such impulsiveness simply reveals our own intellectual deficiencies. Are we really that underdeveloped that we cannot mentally separate out the weeds from the wheat (Mt 13:24-30)? Are we that obtuse that we cannot differentiate sea junk from a great catch of fish (Mt 13:47-50)? Are we so self-absorbed that we cannot distinguish between a bleating goat and a gentle lamb (Mt 25:31-46)? The next time we get stuck on line 35d of our income tax form, or are desperately searching for our car keys, or accidentally overhear a friend gossiping about us, let’s experiment with pausing before going into terminator mode. We will discover that our spiritual blindness has been causing us to exit relationships, abort projects, and, tragically, separate ourselves out from the life that has been given to us. We will gradually begin to recognize that everything in our lives – our taxes, our vehicles, our friendships, and the rest – are precious, like that baby, and deserve to be seen, known and cared for no matter what. Ave Crux, Spes Unica.
