20/03/2022

Today Moses confronts the question which every human is faced with throughout the whole of his life. He sees a presence other than wood and leaves in a bush. God tells him that he is the "presence" "the fire" that fills not only the bush but the totality of the Universe for as long as it has been and is to come.God is "being"and everything that is now has been and is to come exists through the being that is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 

We can't take that in and yet we all know that we are in "being" and find it easier to take up some other train of thought and occupation. All human knowledge is in reality a pastime no matter how intelligent and persevering the originators for they die just as I will. The revelation of the "Being" of God continues to be just the same now as it was to Moses and his forefathers.

The question asked of Jesus about the victims of Herod and of the falling tower has to be asked today about the many victims of war and terror throughout our world. The answer he gave before the parable of the barren fig tree is strange and appears to tell us that we have to look to ourselves so that unexpected death does not catch us in sin.

Pascal said that the existence of the Jews after so many thousand years is a proof of the existence of God. If the fig tree is the Jewish nation planted by God we see that it is still with us. If the tree is a man's soul he must continue to produce the fruits for which he has been created. 

Jesus is complete Love and by nature cannot wish for evil. The warning that he gives is that we take seriously our requirement for holiness for it is indeed the condition for our freedom to produce good and so avoid eternal destruction.

Dear Lord you know anyone of us can complicate your simple message of love for all men. Help us to overcome the doubts caused by the existence of evil in this world and to know that you teach us holiness and truth as you only want good for the beings you have created