Day Twenty-Six // March 26 // Gluttony & Excess “It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca –
The very word gluttony conjures the image of a table spread with sumptuous food and one foolish person preparing to gorge himself on the feast. But in reality, gluttony is a rot that goes much deeper and spreads much further than mere food. It is the unchecked appetite that would pull us distant from God. It is any desire or craving that is taken to excess and, when driven to its extreme, can lead to potential addiction. Yes, it can be about food… but let’s not let ourselves off the hook so quickly. We can also glutton ourselves with alcohol, with sex, with work, with hobbies… even with our favorite sports team. Each of these desires may be healthy and good, but the trouble comes in the excess. In a need to fill ourselves, we fall to the temptation of
