During Lent as we examine our relationship with God, let us remember that we are enough. “Our baptismal identity confirms that we are eternally claimed, loved and valued. This is a sort of envy vaccine. It protects us from the need to seek out additional means of measuring our worth. Our Creator gifts us with […]
by Emily Carson I experienced my first feelings of envy around the age of 7. I was in second grade at the time. My classmate and friend, Heather, was popular and athletic. Boys loved her. Girls loved her. Teachers loved her. I wanted to be like Heather, and I spent many nights rehashing my […]
by Emily Carson Envy is dehydrating to the both the body and the soul. To envy is to want what someone else has; it is to believe that whatever we have is not enough–that we need to do more and be better. Envy is painful and exhausting, and it doesn’t bring out our best selves. […]