WE CALL IT FREEDOM

Freedom is the ability to act without being imposed on by anything from the outside. We all desire it and suffer when we feel controlled.
We can talk about various types of freedom, but a very important one is inner freedom: the ability to decide, want, do, say, consent… or not. We often think we have that freedom, but that’s not always the case.
When we feel someone is invading our personal space, a struggle, an inner war, begins within us. Freedom is what moves us and guides our lives toward what we believe is best.
In the name of that freedom, we make decisions and build our future, even if we sometimes make mistakes. If something negative or painful happens later, we think our freedom has failed us. We believe that only we decide, and when something unexpected or unwanted appears, we feel devastated.
Then the question arises:
Where is my freedom?
How do I get it back?
When did I stop being free?
Because, although I decide freely, if I make a mistake, I am also responsible for the consequences.

I was created free, but I am the one who decides whether to keep or lose that freedom. The fight for it comes from within me, although sometimes it also comes from outside. If someone takes it away from me, I must defend it. And if I try to manipulate the freedom of others, I end up fighting against myself.
God sees everything I do and decides, but He always respects my freedom. Even if I make mistakes many times, He remains patient. He created us free, and He does not change. He is true freedom.
Elvira Fernández
Barañáin, septiembre de 2025