13/04/2023

"The Acts" are a record of the wonderful events in Jerusalem more than 2000 years ago and are completely historical. They really did happen and the actual sites are still there and can be excavated. They are still very much a Jewish affair as the Temple was the focus for the worship recorded in the "Acts". Peter speaks with authority. 

They are all Jews. They are all worshipers of the same God as their forefathers but Peter is no longer the spineless wreck he was on the night of the trial. He tells them to their faces that they are responsible for the tragedy of Calvary. They are all guilty.

Then he comes to the difficult bit. They did agree to the killing of the Lord but only because they did not understand what they were doing. It was God's will that Jesus should be the perfect sacrifice in his favourite place on earth.

For us too who have grown out of roots planted in the Old Testament and have had centuries of Christianity to grow nearer to Father, Son and Holy Spirit it is still difficult to believe that some men, the same as we are, actually hammered iron nails through the defenceless hands of another human being because it was God's will to become the perfect sacrifice to atone for my sins.

We are all in need of merciful forgiveness and the ultimate horror of the Crucifixion tells us why we have to have a hatred for sin for it is also a fact of  history that my sins did crucify the Saviour of the World.

Dear Lord you know my being. You know that I am willing to be open to your love and more than willing to accept with gratitude your revelations and the teaching of the Church. My weaknesses are still with me; may Mary your mother continue to pray for all sinners on earth and in Purgatory that the Mercy that is capable of overpowering all evil and won in such torment on Calvary be welcomed into our hearts.