Spiritual Apathy

I.                   Sloth/Spiritual Apathy

a.    This third deadly sin is defined as sorrow or boredom spiritual and interior goods

                                                             i.      It’s the sin of being uninterested in things of God or things of the soul – being repulsed by prayer or virtue or the commitment of love

b.    We all know this feeling – the feeling that prayer is “meh,” that laying down your life for your family is “meh,” that heroism and holiness and love are all “meh.”

                                                             i.      But if we act on that feeling, the result isn’t what we ordinarily mean by laziness – it’s much, much worse.

                                                           ii.      It’s the rejection of the only things that make life worth living.

Fasting from the senses and fasting from doing

a.    The slothful person is uninterested in spiritual things, and has instead thrown themselves into distraction

                                                             i.      And just like gorging on candy will spoil your appetite for healthy food – but without satisfying you; so will gorging yourself on entertainment spoil your appetite for goods of the soul – and without satisfying you.

                                                           ii.      So we have to cut back on our entertainment if we want to desire God. Sunday is a good day for that.

b.    And the slothful person escapes into busyness, instead of peaceful communion with God and community with others.

                                                             i.      So you have to cut back on busyness, and take time to pray and be with others. Sunday is a good day for that also.

                                                           ii.      So let’s take back Sunday!