Ms. Scalia:
“Christians are supposed to be “in the world but not of the world.” By embracing the political methods of “the world,” we set ourselves up for defeat, for scripture tells us it is Satan who offers “all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence” (Matthew 4:8).”
It is not we who will be defeated, but Satan.
It is not we who will be victorious, but the Almighty.
The Holy Ghost does not need the likes of us to give it room to work. It works as it will.
Whether we share in Satan’s defeat or the Lord’s victory is largely a matter of our actions.
What good we may do in this world belongs to God.
The evil we commit belongs to us.
And it may not be so easy for us to discern which is which.
Is this not why we He has offered us His Salvation through Confession, Penance and Redemption?
I may be carrying a cross also, but don’t think for a minute that I don’t know that I fully deserve to be nailed to it.
What makes me Christian is not MY punishment, but HIS.
He was blameless, and I am not.
And if He deems me worthy of it, I ask His forgiveness.
I believe that he will grant it. For He has indicated that that is His will.
And that, too, is what makes me a Christian.
