Getting Holy

 Now and again I come across someone who says, “Father, this is what you need to do to get holy.”  The assumption, I presume, is that I am not yet holy.  Though this is correct, I take the person off my prayer list anyway.  I try not to tell people what they ought to do to get holy.  I simply tell someone what works for me.  Just as a box of assorted chocolates come in different shapes and tastes, so we are all different in some ways and the same in some ways.  All alcoholics are the same in some ways, addicted to alcohol.  But their spiritual solution practice in prayer may differ.  Find what works.  How will you know?  Your life will get lots better.  And people praying for you will be happier.