I’ve been praying with a phrase lately — creative tension.
Fr. Michael Raschko describes it as the space
between our finite self
and our infinite self‑transcendence.
That speaks deeply to me,
because it names the very place
where our daily choices are born.
In my work as a safety engineer,
creative tension is the pull in the moment —
the gap between where we are
and where we hope to be,
and the question of how we get there.
It’s the pull to work safe or unsafe,
to choose what protects or what harms.
It’s not theoretical.
It’s immediate —
right there in the decision.
And in our life of faith,
that same creative tension is alive.
It pulls us toward sinfulness
or toward holiness —
toward the easy wrong
or the faithful right.
It is the interior moment
where grace and temptation
both reach for the heart.
Just as in the workplace,
our environment, our habits, our culture,
and the knowledge we carry in our hearts
shape the choice we make.
The moment of decision is never isolated;
it’s formed by what surrounds us
and what lives within us.
Jesus reminds us,
“Whoever obeys and teaches these commandments
will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.”
He’s teaching that holiness grows
one choice at a time —
in the quiet, unseen moments
where creative tension pulls at the heart
and grace waits to be chosen.
So today,
when that pull rises within us,
may we lean toward grace.
May we let the tension lift us upward —
toward the holy,
toward the true,
toward the heart of Christ
who meets us lovingly
in every moment of choosing.
Prayer
Lord Jesus,
Draw my heart toward Your light in every moment of choosing.
Steady me with grace in the creative tension of daily life.
Strengthen me when sin pulls and holiness calls.
Shape my mind, my habits, and my desires in Your truth.
Teach me to love and live Your commandments.
Lead me, step by step, into the fullness of Your Kingdom.
Amen
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