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God has many ways of bringing people into reality. A serious result of original sin is the continuation of Adam and Eve’s decision to grasp at knowing good and evil for themselves without trusting God’s prerogative to determine and reveal what is good and what is evil. That is so obvious in human life that most people probably don’t give it a second thought. Human worship is directed to a plethora of false gods which are not recognized as such.

The “seven capital sins” are a warning about the false worship which can be given to them: pride, greed, lust, anger, envy, gluttony and sloth. These human desires and pursuits are not sinful in themselves, but rather in their exaggerations when they lose their proper place in God’s creation and given priority over the worship owed to God.

Coming to know the lives of the saints is a prime way to see how God turns self-centered, false-worshiping people into people who live the reality of a proper relationship to the Creator God. Read of St Ignatius of Loyola, St Francis of Assisi, and some saints probably unfamiliar to you: St Olga, a Viking princess who became the queen of her tribe … St Margaret of Cortona, an Italian girl who ran away from her family to live with her lover … St Angela of Foligno, another Italian who focused on wealth, social standing and scandalous behavior in her marriage ...St Camillus de Lellis, who was addicted to gambling, drink and houses of prostitution. They are a few of the saints whose stories show God working in the world, touching the hearts of people and drawing them into His love and His service. Get to know the saints and you won’t fall into the depression of “nothing can be done.”

Don’t ever give up on someone whose life is messed up in some way or another. God has His ways of bringing us up out of the swamp of sin. Our praise and trust in Him can be an invitation to Him to touch the hearts and lives of our loved ones.