When they tempt us to greed, we strive to be doubly generous. When they ask us to numb ourselves with mindless entertainment, we seek to cultivate the humble, attentive, rich life of the mind. We withstand their influence by becoming an unanxious presence in a world marked by anxiety. We withstand their influence by becoming daily more like Jesus, who lived without sin in the shadow of their false dominion and conquered them through the Cross.
