Dross…basically scum formed on molten metals that needs to be removed. The Bible uses dross and the process of refining as an analogy for our spiritual lives. And since our spiritual lives are obviously not visible to the physical eye… hence the name SPIRITual… and since we who follow the Cross are called to walk…
Yesterday we talked about FEAR and how it can choke the life out of living. Fear breeds despair and hopelessness and so if I struggle with fear, I also am prone to despair… and it stands to reason if I am struggling with despair….fear will be nearby. And again, the Lord who made me knows…
Fear has been a most unwelcome and yet ever-present presence in my life for as far back as I can remember. Shadows in the bedroom as I was going to sleep…the certainty that something was under my bed and would grab my leg if tried to run kept me paralyzed under the covers. We traveled…