Glory be to Jesus Christ!
I don’t think I have ever seen an episode of “American Idol” all the way through, and yet I must confess I am very familiar with idolatry.
We often throw the word idol around when trying to describe someone we admire or believe to be gifted etc. Often times children will have posters of their idols hanging in their rooms. In our extremely visual world where our attention is constantly attacked and our integrity of thought constantly threatened we can see the sense in the prohibition not to make graven images. And this ultimately is the threat of idolatry. We must remain fully the Lord’s, pure of heart, not divided among many other gods, or idols. The history of Israel is a history of a people constantly struggling with fidelity to God, expressed through an absolute rejection of idolatry.
Don’t for one second believe that idolatry is passe. It has become more sophisticated, more private and more easily concealed. As we continue in our desert wanderings this Lent examine yourself- Where is your comfort? Where is your treasure? Have you carved out a corner which is free of the Lord’s influence? Turn away from them and turn to the Lord, the source of your life!
Glory be to Jesus Christ!
