21/06/2022

God saves Jerusalem, his  holy city. Jerusalem is personified as a girl tossing her head to reject advances. The Assyrians have been victorious and destroyed all who stood against them and broken and burned their idols without life or power. God's life and power had been revealed to the Jews for generations. The exodus was not enough to remind them that their God was God indeed but their accrual of worldly power and wealth caused them to take on the worship of their neighbours. 

Jesus tells us that we can enter into the Kingdom. He is the gate that is always open and welcoming. We are the ones to follow the path set out for us by Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We are free to choose but the path to deception is the one that is full of the treasures and pleasures of this world. It is wide and like an airport walkway once we put our foot on it it drags us with it where ever it is going. Jesus' way, is narrow and not easy but it is the way that brings with it truth and and it ends in the light that is our presence in the Eternal Glory of God.

Dear Lord you make it clear that our faith in the right path can bring us to the Kingdom. There is no cheap grace. We have to follow the hard path without deviating for you are always with us even to the end of time. We are the ones who choose. May I use my freedom to know serve and obey you in all aspects of my wordly life. May Mary your mother help those of us captivated by the world and help us to change the direction of our lives as only one road leads to heaven.