We tend to associate holiness with moral rectitude. A holy person is a virtuous person. While holiness and virtue are related, we often misunderstand the relationship between them.
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Peace in the Midst of Conflict
Obedience doesn’t guarantee the absence of conflict. All of today’s readings--to say nothing of centuries of Christian history--make this clear. What obedience does bring is peace in the midst of the unavoidable conflict we will encounter on the way to the Kingdom of God.