One of the first things we learn as human beings is to blame others for our problems. It began with Adam: "The woman that you put here with me made me eat it." Genesis 3:12
Ben Sira certainly understands this when he says "Do not say 'it is the Lord's doing that I fell away...'" v11 and "Do not say, 'it was he who led me astray...'" And the line where he says, "If you choose you can keep the commandments..." v15, is a reminder that we are each responsible for our actions.
My friends did not make me do that bad thing...My circumstances in life did not prevent me from doing that good thing...Everything in life is a choice. How will you choose this Lent?
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