February 1, 2009

As Christians, we are debtors; not to the flesh, for it has never been our friend, but to the Spirit, who has given us life. This joyful obligation, as those who have received a precious gift, calls us to put sin to death—to kill or mortify it. This is a real battle that we must fight continually, but we do it not in our own strength, but in the strength of the very Spirit who gives us life.