St. Basil the Great said, "As the pilot of a vessel is tried in the storm; as the wrestler is tried in the ring, the soldier in the battle, and the hero in adversity: so is the Christian tried in temptation." Temptation comes from the devil who wants us to move away from loving God and true fulfillment to a life of hopelessness and despair.
St. Paul offers us this insight, “The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners – of whom I am the foremost. But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the utmost patience as an example to those who would come to believe in him for eternal life.” [1 Timothy 1: 15, 16]
When facing Temptation go to Jesus, the source of our true self & joy. Pope Leo XIV offers us this sage advice, "Our hope is grounded in the knowledge that the Lord never abandons us: He is always at our side. At the same time, we are called to cooperate with Him, above all by putting the Eucharist at the center of our lives, inasmuch as it is the source and summit of the Christian life."
Like athletes preparing to compete we should prepare for daily life with prayer.
May God Be Praised.
