04/08/2022

Each day it takes time for me to wake-up properly. I cannot say that my first thoughts are of God or prayerful in  any way. It is an act of will to remove the fanatasies and rememberings from my mind but the waste matter leaves my body by instinct. God is not naturally in my mind. It is an act of human will to turn to the Father Son and Holy Spirit even though God promises to be in our hearts so that he can be Our God and we his People. 

We are not, however,  imprinted chips but completely free agents in our spiritual beings. God chooses us but we must agree with that choice to fulfill are callings on this earth. The prime example is the "Fiat" of Our Lady but today the Church remembers the Cure d'Ars who made an impression on so many sinners and priests during his parish ministry. There are not many other Parish Priests who have been canonised.

Today St Peter is the first to voice recognition of the true being of his wandering Rabii. Our being as humans is made up of created matter and spirit. This is witnessed by ourselves in everyday living and by our reading and meditations of Scripture. St Peter calls out the truth known to his soul. "You are the Christ the Son of the Living God". Jesus immediately calms his fervour by reminding that the Faith displayed by this son of Jonah is a favour from our Creator. Peter is inspired by Grace. 

St Peter's soul is inspired to make that momentous declaration. However, it does not take long for his humanity to race ahead and dispute the need for God's will to be fulfilled even though he is in the presence of the Son/God whom he has just been inspired to acknowledge. God's ways are not man's that is why we can worship him for he is the Evergreater.

Dear Lord may the memory of St John Mary Vianney remind us as mass is celebrated today that it is possible for us to have holy priests and that sins are forgiven in Confession by the promise of Jesus. The necessry suffering of Jesus has won for us the graces necessry to keep us sinless and holy. May Mary and all the Saints continue to let us know that if we maintain our Faith, our suffering ends in the instant bliss of God's Eternity.