Writers Block

Writers Block

Submitted by Thomas Stidl

         There are times when all good writers experience writers block on what subject should be explained.  There are so many subjects to choose that I could not pick one in particular.  Having gone through this, I asked the Holy Spirit for his discernment on my next article.  So while food shopping, I followed a woman out of a food store with a top that said, “Naughty by Nature”.  I had a silly grin on my face when I saw that.  The next inspiration that ran through my mind was the clear voice of the Holy Spirit instructing me to write an article on that saying.  His inspiration had a very serious overtone.  It was also a very basic instruction to wipe that silly grin from my face!

         As the saying goes, we are all “naughty by nature”.  We were born with the stain of original sin on our souls.  Through the sacrament of Baptism we were cleansed of that sin, but the effects or weakness of that original sin remain with us throughout our entire lives.  I admit that all of us are weak vessels including myself.  The thoughts and temptations that I had while looking at her back prove the absolute fact that we are sinners.  At that moment the Holy Spirit flooded my soul with actual graces that prevented me from doing anything that was sinful.  What is an Actual Grace?  The Catholic Catechism defines an actual grace as God’s intervention in our lives to either begin the work of sanctification or further the process of sanctification throughout our entire lives.

         How many times do we pray to the Holy Spirit for help and guidance?  Probably, we pray to him very little.  It is the human spirit within us that cries out to God for assistance.  Luckily, our human spirit knows that it has a special friend in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.  Let us never make Him the forgotten person of the Godhead.  That might qualify as the unforgivable sin.  Let us instead rely on Him for his advice and counsel as we navigate through this life.

         There is another saying that goes, “Never tell God your plans”.  My comment to that is, “Always tell God your plans.”  When we tell God our plans and ask the Holy Spirit to personally intervene in our lives waiting for his instructions, we affirm our belief in Him.  If we follow his instructions, this will lead to fewer human mistakes and reduced sinning.  We also must allow the Holy Spirit to prevent us from following our plans.  Sometimes, things are not meant to be.  He is God and does not want any harm to come to another soul.  The Holy Spirit will in his time correct that soul for God’s glory and not human glory.  Allowing the Holy Spirit in our daily lives will increase the amount of Sanctifying Grace in our souls helping us to attain the heavenly kingdom for all humans.

         Until next time, Laus Tibi, Christe.  Deo Gratias.  Gloria Tibi Domini.  Praise be to God.  See you in Paradise. Amen.