18 PROCLAIMING GOOD NEWS Something deep within us invites us to rejoice and tells us not to settle for placebos that simply keep us comfortable. At the same time, though, we all know the struggles of everyday life. So much seems to stand in the way of this invitation to rejoice. Our daily routine can often lead us to a kind of glum apathy, which gradually becomes a habit, with a fatal consequence: our hearts grow numb. We don’t want apathy to guide our lives…or do we? We don’t want the force of habit to rule our life…or do we? So we ought to ask ourselves: What can we do to keep our heart from growing numb, becoming anesthetized? How do we make the joy of the Gospel increase and take deeper root in our lives? “ What can we do to keep our heart from growing numb, becoming anesthetized? ”
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