“It is not that prestige and worldly pleasure and other people are evil in themselves; what is evil is our attachment to them when by such attachment we disregard the sweet commandment of God.”
Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) as recounted in The Quotable Saint ed. Rosemary Ellen Guiley (New York: Visionary Living, 2002) 13.
Catherine offers a keen insight here. Attachments lead us to ignore, not care about, and consequently, disregard God’s instructions. God forgive us for attaching to anything but You. How do we determine what we are attached to?
In the coming days I want to explore further the function of fasting linked to attachments. I believe attachments are a key reason we often ignore biblical teaching linked to generosity. Other things have our attention and allegiance.