Posted on October 22, 2011 from http://www.torahslight.org/blogYou may find this hard to believe, but I am not always that easy to get along with. The other thing is, sometimes I do something wrong. You know, I sin. Yup. I am not perfect. My guess is that neither are you, right?
The thing is, we are not expected to be perfect. We are works in progress. When we came to Jesus, we were black-hearted sinners and headed for Hell. Then, the Master entered our lives and began His work. Each day, He patiently build His character in us. Each day we look a little more like Him.
That He is patiently working means that He understands that sometimes we fight Him in the process. Sometimes, we want to be in charge. We dethrone Him and make a mess of things. But upon being invited to continue, He cleans the mess as sets about making us like Him.
He has given us wonderful examples to follow: other humans who followed Him and messed up and kept following. We have St. Francis of Assisi, St. Teresa of Jesus, St. Paul the Apostle, and St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio). Yet, even with these holy people who preceded us, no example shines as brightly as our Lord, Himself. He lived a human life–without messing up–so that we could know He really understands.
Let us be patient with ourselves. Jesus is still working. Let us remember St. Paul’s words of encouragement: “being confident of this very thing, that he which began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1.6)
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