The only difference between a reaction and a response is space. Or rather, space provides the time necessary for whatever emotions that triggered a reaction to be processed into a thoughtful response instead.
What I find particularly compelling about the 7 deadly sins is that they are all based on emotions. In fact, I think that instead of calling them 'sins', they'd be better identified as 'nasty' (undesirable) feelings that have the potential to develop into harmful actions.
If I'm being totally honest, I don't really like writing. Writing was one of my least favorite aspects of school and I honestly would have never imagined that I'd be writing essay length pieces, on a weekly basis, voluntarily as an adult, lol. I
