The lesson I've been learning lately is that of holiness. I've been thinking a lot on this subject, as it is so easy to settle with doing the right thing. However, we aren't called to just do what is right, but what is best. When debating whether to do something, it is so easy to rationalize with myself, consider whether it is right from wrong, and then go with my own desire if I can justify it as right. But this is not good thinking. I am not called to simply choose what is right. In a world of gray where so many things are not necessarily right or wrong, I find that it is not as simple as a "do this because it's right or not because it's wrong." Instead, I should seek out what is best. It may not be wrong for me to do the thing I want to do, but would it be best for me to do it? If I have to debate that much with myself about it, why don't I err on the side of holiness and do the best thing?

"Be holy, therefore, as I am holy."

I am not called to do things that I want as long as they aren't 'wrong', I am called to seek holiness; seek what is best. Therefore, if I want to do something that may or may not be wrong, even if I rationalize it to be 'okay', it is better for me not to do that thing, therefore assuring the best choice is taken.

"Lord, give me the discipline to choose that which is best, not simply that which seems right."