27/06/2022

Matthew  repeats the teaching of Luke which we read yesterday; Amos presents God at his most devastating O.T. self. The psalm is a dire warning that there is only evil for those who never consider God. Today newpapers are full of blasphemies against Father, Son and Holy Spirit; people with musical talent presume to atack the teaching of God.

The arrogance of mankind is now reaching a point where we seem to be asking God to destroy us. Our priests and prelates need to think deeply about how much the first stanza of the psalm applies to them. Jesus brought the Good News and is a living interpretatioin of the Sign of Jonah but we still throw in our lot with thieves and fornicators Property has always been theft but wealth is the main criterion for worldly judgements. The halls of Mamon are filled by souls who every day congratulate themselves on the astuteness of their financial judgements.

I receive my pension without thinking of the origin of the money that comes to me. "It's my right, I earned it" is the self-congratulatory mode of millions of us. Amos' God delivers judgement on us all; Churches, Charities, drug dealers will all be crushed and as each one of dies we will know that we each one of us could have used our freedom  to be with God but at that moment it will be too late. Now is the time to reject the blasphemies of etertainers, the arrogance of intelectuals, the pride of presidents and the deceits of sinful clergy.

Dear Lord you know that I am upset by the picture of you painted by many of the Old Testament prophets. You who are perfect Love are also perfectly Just and are ready to accept with joy the truly penitent sinner. You who are the "Good Shepherd" lead us on the paths of righteousness. Guard us I pray from the total contamination that is the teaching of the world. May Mary pray that we can all come to realise that with our deaths will come judgement of our lives and help us all to face the tribulations that come to us in our innocence., knowing that the judgement we will receive will be just but tempered by mercy.