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Joanna
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I think we need to watch not only our words but ourselves as we participate in this forum.
The Enemy is foremost the enemy of our souls. He doesn’t mind our trying to do good while arming ourselves with good arguments and even scripture, if along the way, he can introduce a bit of sarcasm, haughtiness, and the like; punctuated, perhaps, with a touch of subtle distain. We can lose touch with our “conferees” whose good we supposedly desire. Satan wins if good thoughts are skewed by bad attitudes.
By watching our thoughts and feelings as we compose away on these threads we can detect what St. Ignatius refers to as “the serpent’s tail,” and not only stop the snake in its tracks, but we can learn from the encounter.
Ignatius’ 4th, 5th and 6th rules of discerning of spirits can forewarn us and inform us.
ccel.org/pager.cgi?file=i/ignatius/exercises/exercises1.0.html&up=i/ignatius/exercises/exercises.html&from=RTFToC155
The Enemy is foremost the enemy of our souls. He doesn’t mind our trying to do good while arming ourselves with good arguments and even scripture, if along the way, he can introduce a bit of sarcasm, haughtiness, and the like; punctuated, perhaps, with a touch of subtle distain. We can lose touch with our “conferees” whose good we supposedly desire. Satan wins if good thoughts are skewed by bad attitudes.
By watching our thoughts and feelings as we compose away on these threads we can detect what St. Ignatius refers to as “the serpent’s tail,” and not only stop the snake in its tracks, but we can learn from the encounter.
Ignatius’ 4th, 5th and 6th rules of discerning of spirits can forewarn us and inform us.
ccel.org/pager.cgi?file=i/ignatius/exercises/exercises1.0.html&up=i/ignatius/exercises/exercises.html&from=RTFToC155