“Life is an effort that deserves a better cause.”
-Karl Krause, Austrian author and journalist (1874-1936)
I don’t even know the guy who said this, but based on this quote I can only assume that he was not a Christian. Isn’t it crazy that everyone is born with this knowledge that there must be more to life…but what? We Christians know what it is.
What is this “cause?” Well, St. Thomas Aquinas says that the first and last cause is God Himself. He says, “man is not to be loved for his own sake, but whatever is in man is to be loved for God’s sake.” In other words, don’t worship the creation. Worship the Creator! We didn’t create ourselves, so why do we love ourselves more than we love God?
Unfortunately, this is exactly what the world does. They look for pleasure and satisfaction in the things of this world. Yes, a lot of things are great, because God created them. But you will never be satisfied with them. We were created for a love much larger. If we can find temporary satisfaction in creation, how much greater will our satisfaction be once we have found Christ? Eternal! So yes, life is an effort that deserves a much greater cause than what the world tries to make it.