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". . . holiness is a personal struggle, not a political ideology; nevertheless, as holiness grows in individuals it can be reflected into the world to enlighten the darkness that surrounds it. Still, as holiness grows, it grows side by side with all the weeds of evil."

The above statement, by Raymond L. Richmond, PH.D., a Christian psychiatrist, is both hopeful and NOT. It's so amazing, and can be discouraging, that those weeds of evil are ever present. Where do they come from? Don't you wonder that when you're  in your garden and they seem to appear overnight? Actually their seeds had been incubating, unnoticed for a very long time, beneath the surface.

The same is true for us as humans.  The seeds of pain, dysfunction and evil have the opportunity to incubate from our time in the womb throughout our lives.  Arising from wounds we receive, they just keep popping up when we least expect them to. And those weeds all to easily choke out the better part of us. Conscious or unconscious, they make us vulnerable to being defensive all of our lives to protect our pride and ego.

As we come to recognize our wounds, as we choose the process of recovery from them, we develop the ability to control the weeds.  They still keep showing up, just ask me, but they are easier to destroy, to get beyond, and return to the holiness path.  We are blessed to have all the power of heaven at our disposal.

The path to holiness however, is still a noble road to take, albeit not always the easiest.  Are you on the path?