As we embarked on the many chapters on punishment, a cord reverberated, a consistent hum: at one point, this hum is referred to as grumbling. Grumbling works in opposition to community: it undermines leaders and the team; it is resistant and rebellious to the good intentions of the members and the community as a whole. Grumbling is defiant. Grumblers wear away at us, a hum in the background. And grumblers invite grumbling -- defiance, resistance, rebellion -- against all our good intentions.
Will you persevere in resisting evil, and whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?
So this Lent, let us persevere in the resistance of grumbling, and whenever we find ourselves grumbling, let us repent, speak a kind word, and return our words to the obedience of our Lord.
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