. . . things like
the prejudice, hatred, the need for revenge.
--And then there are
the terribly SUBTLE things like the desire to fill
every spare moment of our lives with noise or work or anything that would
keep us from having space and time in our lives for reflection and prayer and
time spent with our Creator and Savior.
In these ways and
many more the thief seeks to rob us of a fulfilled life in this
existence and an eternity with God.But Jesus . . .