29/04/2022

There are some sayings from scripture that have stayed in my mind all of my life "My yoke is easy and my burden is light" is one of those that disturbs me as I cannot avoid sin no matter how hard I try. I need to avoid sin to prove to myself that I can live with God's forgiveness and avoid the burden of a guilty conscience which for me is far from light. How can Jesus say that the horror of calvary and the sins of the world are light for him?

St John tells his readers of so long ago and of all times that to live in the light we must avoid sin and this too has stayed in my mind. "Making God a liar" is something that I have no wish to do but listening to St John's words, I seem to be doing this continuously as even after confession I fall again into sin so easily.

St John tells us that the willing sacrifice of the Son has taken away the sins of the whole world; but I know that  I and the whole world still are unfaithful and continue to sin. Jesus tells us that he has reveaed the Father to us so we are abe to know Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We do not need knowledge and intellect to live our lives in the light of God but we must trust Jesus' "dad" in heaven as the little children he has created us to be.

Dear Lord each day I turn to you and you know that I still am not living in the security that is the result of sinlessness. Forgive me my sins and let the prayers of St Catherine who knew the same Churchly problems that we have today add her prayers to Mary's that the grace of God will be recognised by all ofus who are suffering on earth today.