RSSA Different Kind of Possession
Feb 27
I have a good number of fears in my life but I have but one fear that no psychological rehabilitation can fix. I fear death.
Even scarier than physical death, is spiritual death.
One assurance as a Catholic, in the daily sufferings in this physical world is the promise of eternal peace. That eternal peace which no mortal can describe is such that I seek with faith and yet I cannot fully explain it myself. Without this assurance, life for me becomes a meaningless search for the satisfaction of my physical desires of material goods and other earthly desires which are as good as the flames of a burning forest: Strong, intense and unquenchable.
In our religion class we were taught of the two kinds of evil. One was where manifestations of evil were obvious and downright despised, such as the demonic possessions, supernatural occurrences, and even truly evil acts such as murder, hatred and the like.
The other kind of evil which most of us disregard as nothing, is the evil that we cannot see. I fear that this evil has taken over. This evil is so subtle it takes over me without even me knowing it.
I have let my obsession for material goods and self-esteem feeding take over and let my pride cover my face and impatience take hold of my shoulder.
What happened to selflessness, charity, benevolence, and cheerfulness? Is it really worth giving up these values to make way for these unnoticed possessions in my spirit?
I fear that I have forgotten these values and I may as well be on my way to spiritual death.
Lord, restless is my heart till it rests in you. I have come to you as sinner in need of a healer, as a sick man in need of a doctor, as a troubled child in need of a family, and as a lost man in need of a pathway. Hear me, heal me, save me.