Pray earnestly and regularly for forgiveness and discernment

Our Heavenly Father is eager to grant wisdom to those who ask, seek and knock (James 1:5). Our plea ought always to be what King David's was, " Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me" (Ps 51:10). What greater wisdom could we obtain from heaven than the spiritual capacity to make righteous judgements. Discernment is not just the ability to distinguish clearly between good and evil - as vital as that is - but also a divine gift that equips us to perceive the difference between the unimportant and the important, the fanciful and the substantive, the secondary cause and the primary cause. With God's help we will be given eyes to see and hearts to comprehend.