Thought for the Day

Nobody that I have ever met started going to church with the intention of cultivating hypocrisy, but when we realize how simple a matter it is to escape detection, before we know it, there we are. Neither have I ever met anyone who is self-aware of hypocrisy. Like high blood pressure, it is a "silent killer," but in these matters it is the interior life of faith and prayer, not the circulatory system, that is damaged. Frequenting a religious place and engaging in a religious practice can get us into a lot of trouble that we aren't even aware we are in.
--Eugene Peterson