Innocence is not simply the absence of incriminating evidence or even the absence of guilt. It is the presence of spiritual purity, a quality native to God's creation.
Cynicism about morality and law seems to grow with each new report of unethical practices. But greater integrity in society is not an impossible dream; it comes as we live more of the spiritual life which Christ Jesus showed us.
Trying to make a miserable mortal into an immortal is a lost cause, as this writer learned. But healing came when he began to see more of his identity as the man God made.
Recently
on the news, in back-to-back stories, a person being interviewed complained that violence had given her city a "bad image," and in the next segment pundits speculated about how "marketable" the image of a particular office seeker was.
Watching her child take time for quiet thought, a busy mother decides she should more actively expect spiritual refreshment and inspiration each moment of her day.
Even with labor-saving devices and priority-setting skills, we may often feel as though our lives have got beyond us. Perhaps the real need is for a deeper sense of divine Love's control.
