"Lust served became a custom,
and a custom not resisted became necessity."
-St. Augustine
For Reflection:
In this quote, St. Augustine gives us keen insight into the bondage of lust. How does it place us in chains? How can I specifically stop serving lust and start serving chastity? (See tomorrow's Grace Line for one suggestion.)
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Scripture calls this root cause of our problems "the flesh" or "self-indulgence." For example, St Paul says, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, party spirit, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like" (Galatians 5:19-21, RSV).TheSign of the Cross By Bert Ghezzi Click here for more information
