If Jesus saw the difficulties his disciples faced in balancing his teaching and values with the lifestyle offered by the world of his day, how much more, it seems, are these difficulties magnified in our day and age of technologies that enable everything to be disseminated globally and instantaneously. The world of cyberspace can offer inspiration and encouragement, as we hope these daily slices of bread do, but it also can be the vehicle of spreading errors or subtle "news" items that slowly and imperceptibly undermine the Truth. As with the Apostles, there is no way to escape being part of our world, but as Jesus prayed, and so do we need to pray, to be "kept from the Evil One." (Jn 17:15 ). Being one with Jesus, as he passionately desired and prayed for, will keep us not free from temptation, but strengthened to resist it. "The world" in its best sense, is truly a magnificent manifestation of God's power, creativity and love, but "the world" in its worst sense, presents a false image, a lie about what is the truth, what is the best for us. It is this lie that we can and must resist with the help of Jesus.
Bro. Rene
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