The psalms defeat our tendency to try to be holy without being human first. I have no idea where I read that, but I don't doubt it is from Fr Richard Rohr.
I know next to nothing about the psalms so I just substitute the various steps I take to keep me honest and free of me. I try to keep in mind: We have ceased fighting anything and anybody...my short version, of course: Give over, give up, give in.
Then there is my personal Golden Rule: Just try not to be as nasty as you want to be.
I believe trying not to be nasty shortsheets our tendency of trying to be holier than we are. Face it, one cannot concentrate on not being nasty while trying to appear holy...phony, condescending, arrogant and/or patronizing pretty much covers what we achieve when we're trying to appear holy whether we've got not being nasty in mind or not.
All of this boils down to giving ourself permission to make mistakes. We're going to with or without permission...if we're doing it right. Really, the lesson is in not judging others when they make their permissible mistakes. Talk about hard lesson a-learning.
I maintain it is such a hard lesson to learn because our reasoning mind thinks in terms of a self-determined objective, as in, Lord, just keep my mouth shut. Scotch tape could do that for us. Spiritual growth, however, recognizes nothing to judge...just love. And laugh.
We're talking inner growth...deep inner growth...where our Father lives.
Thank you.
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