The Last Temptation

"I suspect that knowing God’s will is not the real challenge for us. Knowing God’s will is the easy part. Doing it is the hard part. As living sacrifices we keep crawling off the altar when the flames get hot. No, I don’t know the will of God for you, but I do know that whatever it is, it will require courage instead of playing it safe; it will require the narrow path, not the smooth road; it will require sacrifice over selfishness. It will require letting go, a giving of yourself, and a giving up on what might be expected from others, the world, or even yourself. And that is the struggle. In the words of Nikos Kazantzakis: 'It is a struggle between the flesh and the spirit; rebellion and resistance; reconciliation and submission.'"