Apr 22 Sat
There are three "dangerous temptations" that lead to mediocrity:

(a) The temptation of "compromise," whereby one is satisfied with what one has done, or can do, without striving to do the best.
(b) The temptation of "substitutes," whereby one tries to “fill oneself” with something –be it material possession or human achievements- different from our Christian vocation.
(c) The temptation of "discouragement," whereby, dissatisfied, one hardly moves, or moves on out of sheer inertia.

On the contrary, we should apply in our spiritual life the advice of a baseball coach to his players:

(a) Focus on the whole game, don’t go just after immediate results.
(b) Keep sacrificing.
(c) Keep praying, you need God’s help.
(d) Keep forgiving.
(e) Keep reconciling.
(f) Keep giving chances to the poor players.
(g) And when you fall, pick yourself up, and get back in the box.