It is interesting to observe how some people could claim to be free, but they are actually not free in other ways. For example, a person could seem free, but is enslaved by being addicted or dependent on substances, such
as certain drugs, tobacco, or alcohol; or a person could be enslaved in
various forms of personal gratification, abusing our minds and bodies; or a person could be enslaved in certain habits or attitudes, making it difficult for
us to be truly human. So, are such people really free? Are you truly free?
In
today's reading St. Paul reminds us: "When Christ freed us, he meant us
to remain free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to the
yoke of slavery." We were freed and made sons and daughters of God, but
perhaps some of us do not understand, appreciate or value the freedom
won for us. We slowly lose our freedom when we sin and neglect to have the sin cleaned by promptly go for confession. We lose our freedom when we become indifferent towards God and towards others and become enslaved in our ego, pride and personal gratification. May we not allow ourselves to be enslaved by such yokes of slavery and end up jeopadising our eternal future.
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