President Obama was within two blocks of our rectory. Traffic got detoured and snarled up. The cable cars stopped running, which was a sure detour for all the tourists that come this time of year. Did Obama come to give a major speech to benefit us all? An announcement even? Did he at least glad-hand a bunch of people? No, he came for private reasons, to raise money from the tech community of high rollers. All around him there are banks that are failing to lend, but are foreclosing on mortgages. He seemed to ignore them. Think of the Pope coming to speak across from a nearby abortion clinic. I suspect he might say something about the clinic, being Pope. And when the Pope comes, he definitely snarls the traffic flow, but hopefully he would have a larger purpose than raising money to keep the Vatican afloat.
So what has all this got to do with anyone's spiritual life? Well, when you think your spiritual growth is encouraging you to be helpful, make sure you are being helpful and not a nuisance in serving your own private agenda.
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