04/02/2024

The words of this morning's readings cover nearly 3000 years of human history. Job bemoans the futility of  living our lives that are finite and subject to the whims of fate. What is the use of a god if evil is as free as he is?

St Paul speaks as a man who knows the Scriptures. He knows the depression and stoicism of The Book of Job and the joys of David's psalms. He has been chosen by the eternal Resurrection to desist in opposition to the Way, Truth and Light and to spread the Good News of the Glory of Father, Son and Holy Spirit throughout the world.

In his days on earth Jesus was as human as we are. It would be impossible for God to be limited by the laws of science as we are in our bodies. God has always known that he has to be True Man to live as the Incarnation. If he curtailed our human freedom and directed our wills to do his we would not be part of the creation he knew to be good. The Word was made Flesh and dwelt amongst us. The Begotten not Made is the Fruit of Mary's womb. True man and true God.

Job speaks to me as another person who has known life as I do. St Paul is a faithful teacher of his flocks. Jesus is always the Son doing the will of the Father and inspiriting us through the Holy Ghost and he it is whom the Church has to serve in the same Spirit as St Paul.

I know that the vast Basilicas, the Cathedrals,  Monasteries, Churches and Chapels are empty today because we are the products of an institution which has never truly believed "My Kingdom is not of this world" and consequently we the flock also ignore our Baptismal Promises.  

The Devil, the World and the Flesh are the enemies that I must fight in every moment of my consciousness for to combat Evil requires that each one of us subject our wills to that of the Father, i.e. we must not sin. Jesus shows us the way to our lonely place, our private room the centre of our beings  our  spiritual centre where we can find Father, Son and Holy Spirit and open ourselves to his Love.

Dear Lord, I know as I meditate that I am watching and congratulating myself for turning to You. Thinking that I am doing your will. Help me to empty myself of this unwanted prideful presence. Teach me to live only as the sinner who has often been overcome with panic at the harm I must have done to others during my unholy life. May Mary lead the prayers of Heaven to bring forgiveness to the sinful in this world and to the Holy Souls who have to accept God's Justice before Mercy can forgive them.