17/01/2020

The traditional sacrifices of the Temple were known by God but it was revealed to Samuel it is not them  that God wants; he  wants us to freely limit our freedom within the boundaries set by him. We have to be obedient to his will. Saul reaped the rewards of his wordly victory as did his people but sinned in not completing the task set by the Lord.

I have to face up to the disturbing truth that that task was the annhilation of the Amalekites. This reminds me that the Jews of my own time have had to face up to the evil of an attempted Final Solution. Saul stepped back from the slaughter that God seems to have ordered. In Europe the Gas Chambers continued their deadly tasks until stopped by force of arms.

I say I have to face up to this problem of evil in the midst of our created world but I cannot find a simple answer. Jesus came to rid our world of sin and yet we know how "sin" is flourishing in our world today and not only in our world but also within my being. Evil has the power to attract all of us as witnessed by St Anthony in his desert retreat. 

Am I to avoid evil only by isolating myself from the world or should I continue to do as I am doing at this moment and try to be permantly aware of my Maker and his Love for his creation as witnessed by his Son.

Dear Lord I know that you are all Goodness and Love for me. Let the prayers of your Church unite with those of Our Lady and all the saints of heaven to overcome the Evil that wants nothing but to disobey Father, Son and Holy Spirit.