holiness is not that difficult
many people think that being holy is an impossible thing. that it is not an easy task to be like St Francis, St Ignatius, St Dominic, etc. well they really are big names in terms of holiness. but we also have little names like St Bernadette, St Dominic Savio, St Therese, though they become magnified due to the impact of their simple lives on the world. everyone of us is called to holiness, in fact, even those who do not know Christ could become holy. it is true that Catholics pride in having the so-called deposit of faith. but let us debate over that now. what matters is that everyone could become holy if only we could LOVE. you see, love is what really matters in this world. without love we could observe and experience indifference, conflict, war, hatred, anger, and many other negative things. but when we love there’s no room for anything negative. when we are friends there’s no reason for conflict, even competition. you know, only humans love to compete. but God doesn’t really care about the records we glory about such as being the fastest runner, the athelet with the most medals in an Olympic, the person whose feat has not been oveshadowed in the Guinness Book of World Records, or the perosn whose capability becomes a subject of Ripley’s. of course God has given us various skills, talents, etc. but these are not for the sake of glorifying ourselves but of giving honor to Him and uplifting the lives of our fellowmen who have less in life. God is not unfair. if He is He would not have made heroes out of children like David. He would not have chosen a poor couple like Mary and Joseph to be the earthly parents of His only begotten Son, Jesus. He would not have given this Son to be crucified on the Cross for our sake. God’s only concern is the good of everyone and He is opening up His doors to everyone through the invitation to Divine Friendship. hence I would like to encourage you to become one of those who respond to this invitation. let us be friends of God for holiness is not that difficult. we only have to LOVE. it might not so appealing or easy to do at first but when you get the feel of it, just like being a great athlete, a record holder, or a famous subject of Ripley’s, you can live your life as holy as others have been while on earth. come one, let us be holy and be God’s friends!
