12/03/2024

Ezekiel writes of a new beginning for the People of God. There is to be a new temple which will be the dwelling place for the Most High. The holiness of the temple is to be spread throughout the whole world by the river that will carry the fruitfulness of the Creator into the oceans which will diffuse that holiness so that there will be no place on Earth that is not renewed.

The Sheep Pool in the five porticoed Bethzatha  was a place of healing in Jerusalem. It seems that it was fed by an underground source that moved the surface of the water at regular intervals. The cures were obtained by getting into the pool during these movements of the water.

The Incarnation is God's renewal of trust that the epitome of his creation, mankind, is still capable of making the right choices and living in human freedom as his image and likeness. Jesus of Nazareth shows us the way as he accepts the will of the Father and as the perfect man leads a life of prayer and obedience.

God still trusts us to aim for holiness. He gave many chances to our predecessors as his people on Earth. Jesus, however, is the completion of the creative act of Love which is this world and we the souls that people it for he is the Son whom the tenants of the vineyard stoned to death.

Jesus although truly a man was perfectly aligned with the will of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and his prayer made with perfect human faith was answered in "real-time". A  long suffering ( extremely long suffering) man was cured but denounced by the priests. 

We are now preparing for the greatest proof of God's love for sinful man. It however is not a sign, it is not an image nor is it a vision for the Resurrection is Eternal Truth. It is complete reality. In the beginning is the Word and the Word is with God and the Word is God and "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believe in him will not perish and have eternal life."

Dear Lord, forgive me my sins and help me to avoid my childish wilfulness which harms all my relationships starting with You. Help me to give way and to avoid hateful thoughts and words. May Mary and all the Saints continue in their joyful praise and help us on Earth and in Purgatory to find true repentance and contrition for sins which do nothing but harm to your only begotten and blacken my soul. May I make a safer journey throughout today avoiding all sin and may all my previous sins and those of the Holy Souls be forgiven by your never-ending merciful Love. Amen