The Irish tell the story of man who arrives at the gates of heaven and asks to be let in. St. Peter says, “Of course. Just show us your scars.”
The man says, “I have no scars.”
St. Peter says, “What a pity! Was there nothing worth fighting for?”
We are rightly called to find something in our lives worth fighting for. Something deeply personal and uncompromising. Something that can unite the will of the spirit with the work of the flesh. And when we find that, we will discover fire for the second time.
