Burning Strength Homilies

  It is often said that Pride is the root of all sin Because in the moment we choose sin, we are saying by our actions that we know better than God and others We can do things on our own – We don’t need anyone And we especially don’t need God Some could even argue that in a moment of sin, we become atheists – Because we flat out deny God This is what the younger son does to his father in the Prodigal Son story He needs to realize that the farther he is from the Father, the more he loses his sense of identity – he loses who he is.   Pride not only ruins our relationship with God, but ruins our relationship with others As we barrel over the people in our lives, often the ones who love us the most But we always need to remember That when we enter into the dirtiness of life And we’ve hit rock bottom The Father in heaven is always there to pick us up Because he is always willing to give us mercy But we have to be willing to ask for it