“Why do you run beating dust in the air? Why do you hurry as if the world needs your care? Hey, the world’s on its own, buddy; You ain’t gonna make it any inch better! Come, enjoy some rum, be a good bum; Let’s gulp some spirit and get into the gutter!” - Domenic Marbaniang, Stranger (2014) SLOTH (ACEDIA) has long been regarded by the Church as one of the 7 Deadly Sins. It has been associated with torpor, listlessness, carelessness, apathy, lethargy, idleness, and boredom. The Bible regards sloth as wickedness (Matt.25:26; Tit.1:12), the cause of poverty (Prov.24:30-34), and filled with vain desires and gluttony (Prov.21:25,26; Tit.1:12). A slothful man, the Bible says, is brother to a great destroyer (Prov.18:9). To associate with a lazy man is to invite destruction to home. The Bible warns us against being slothful. Following are few kinds of sluggards that we find in the world: 1. The Lazy Messenger: He is as sour as vinegar to the teeth and as irritating as smoke to the eyes o...
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