Given our recurring tendency to be impatient with ourselves, Fr. Eric reflects on theological concept of “the already but the not yet”: drawing upon various examples with regards to salvation and redemption, the call to discipleship, and the season of Advent. 

Focusing specifically on our inclination to look at the moral life purely in terms of external or symptomatic behavior, Fr. Eric invites us to look more deeply at our sinfulness and brokenness, mindful that God ultimately wants to heal us of our deep woundedness until we are fully restored.

As further illustrations, Fr. Eric draws upon the writings of Henri Nouwen, particularly his commentary on the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Lk 15:11-32); as well as the example of Christ Himself in the Garden of Gethsemane (Mt 26:36-46) as He remains fully rooted in His Father’s love while being completely honest about His interior struggle. 

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