Am I a Chameleon?
Consider this quote from the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen:
"If St Francis had been sent to a Siberian labor camp, or to a leper colony, or to a Wall Street brokerage firm, would he be any less a St Francis? But how many mortals there are in the world who are one kind of character in need, another kind of character in plenty, who grumble amidst the uncomfortable, and who become possessed by possessions. St. Francis remains the same in all circumstances; the non-St Francis types, like a chameleon, take on the color of the leaf on which they rest."
When I first read this I spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out if I was a “chameleon” or a “St. Francis type.” Too many times I have seen myself as a chameleon and not the St. Francis type that I want to be.
Although more times than I wish to admit I have found myself as the chameleon, I do find some comfort in the fact that since becoming a member of the Secular Franciscan Order I am beginning to find myself taking on the role of a St Francis type more and more.
I want to thank my fraternity for helping me in that regard.
How do you perceive yourself?
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