19/08/2023

I have been without my regular morning routine for 3 days. I still tried to pray but I was in such a wonderful place that although I did try to thank God for the surroundings, both natural and manmade, I knew that if I had been born into the wealth of centuries which had created the Hall and its Park, it is  probable that I too would have had too much to do on earth to pay sufficient attention to the Kingdom of God.

The young man went away saddened for he believed the words of Jesus and knew that he could not pauperize himself neither for the sake of the poor nor the Kingdom of Heaven. I wonder whether he changed his mind later in the days after the Resurrection when the fire of the Holy Spirit burned into the souls of so many.

Father, Son and Holy Spirit, however, are not a "Convenience Store" to which we pop when we are out of "holiness". God knows us in all places and times which are all components of his creation and would all cease to exist if he did not choose to maintain us in his Providence. 

From Joshua we again hear that we are not to put anything before our God. The Israelites were tempted by false Gods. There are not many people today, however. who would choose to be a devotee of Zeus or Venus. ( |What on earth was the Pope doing with that bit of black wood which somebody rightfully dumped in the Tiber?).

Our false Gods are also, however, all of our own making as were the statues of the Amorites etc. Disney and other studios create countless counterfeit beings which are in reality "the Gods" which block Jesus from the view of the little children which we are, whom he called to be with him in the Kingdom.

Our world and all that is in it is so huge and beautiful that we need another intervention by God to save us from it for its beauty is in no way evil. Please, Jesus, please return to save all of us who cannot overcome the attractions of this world without you. Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus. Come!

Dear Lord, I know that you have redeemed us all and left us with the means to ensure that we do your will on Earth. There are too many allies of the "Prince of this World", however, even in the institution to which you gave the "Keys" whom by their wealth, beauty captivate the souls of young and old alike and thus become Idols, false Gods, sinful blasphemies.  May Mary and all the Saints pray for us to be open to your grace to receive the Mercy that was created by the unimaginable suffering of Calvary.