07/11/2021

Jesus is in the this world and dies once for all. The second teaching this morning is very clear about that. "Once for all"is a common phrase from the New Testament which has more to it than the simple words that make up the phrase. Jesus has died, resurrected and ascended into heaven once and all of us before and since then are saved from sin by his action. Jesus the Word through whom all that we see and know around us was created is eternally begotten of the Father and in his incarnation brings Heaven into human flesh. And he dies. He dies. Once for all.

Elijah is a means of showing the mercy of God to a pre Christian world. Jesus condemns the trappings and pride of the clergy of his day. He even condemns their prayers. Large sums given to the treasury of the Temple do not impress him at all. He knows the hearts of all and recognises that the poor widow gives her all with a sincerity that is absent from the rich.

The "once for all" sacrifice continues today, Sunday, all over the world as it does timelessly in the Eternity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. How much  is the Death and Resurection of the Lord obscured by "fine linen and purple"? How much more do I need to bring  me to the acceptance of the will of God and total generosity of the two widows?

Dear Lord my sin which you know I recollected this morning was not repeated. I thank you for this mercy and may I be able to avoid all sin as I continue in these the last days of my oppurtunity to bear witness and serve you in this world. Let my disatisfaction with your Church on earth not alienate me from your Mother and saints in heaven.