The new believers of the first century had so much to confirm their belief. The crucifixion and resurrection had been witnessed by many of those who preached the Word of God and the Holy Spirit was so strong in the hearts of men that their faith was able to perform miracles. I, reading and reflecting on the the Scriptures in  2021, am faced with a different issue. Most people in the Church and in the world do not give any thought to the events of 2000 years ago. For us Life has many issues but is for the most part comfortable; we know that Life must end some day and then who knows what will happen? This distance from the Lord in time is not easy to take. Where are the miracles of  Faith in these days? The only thing that we can rely on is Jesus, the word of the Father working in our world through the Holy Spirit. "I am with you always even to the end of time.

Let not the questions that come into my mind when reading the scriptures hinder my opening of my heart to Love and the support of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus did not weaken the Truth to make it palatable to his listeners. What they heard hurt them. "This is intolerable language". Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life and  I, a sinner have nowhere to go but to him. Our true being is Spiritual. Our flesh does rot and decay. But Jesus saves our Spirit to be reunited with our resurrected flesh on the Last Day. This is why I am living today trying to prepare my soul for Eternal Life; opening my heart to God the Creator and Loving Father of us all.

Dear Lord let your Church be strong in the Truth and not weaken Her preaching to accommodate thus who in their sinful arrogance, work to change  your teaching about the only nuptial relationship, man with woman .