so one of the weekly podcasts that i really enjoy is an NPR program called this i believe. anyone may submit an essay about what they hold as core beliefs. most of the time the writer of the essay reads the essay. all kinds of people, from various walks of life and with various beliefs have shared essays.
this week the essay was written and read by Sister Helen Prejean (the author of Dead Man Walking). she said something in her essay that i am having a hard time not thinking about. she said that she watches what she does in order to know what she believes. wow. can you imagine? what would happen if we were just a bit more honest with ourselves?
in the next couple of weeks i want to be especially careful to watch what i do. i don't think it's enough to spout out neat belief statements or well-packaged doctrines. do i believe something enough to actually live as if i believe it?
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