18/03/2024

I didn't write anything yesterday. I have been affected by a flare up of my lung condition which started out as "Emphysema" but has had its name changed to "COPD". I have to be thankful that I am usually able to complete these daily meditations which I undertake for my own benefit as I feel that I can no longer benefit from the Institution which Jesus founded on Peter to be the guardian of his presence on Earth in the Sacraments. God knows that I am not being arrogant but I am a very disappointed child of the Church so I am trying to become a "spiritual person" as defined by St Paul and thus become able to avoid the things of this world and conform to the will of God.

Yesterday Jesus' resuscitation of the corrupted corpse of Lazarus was done in full public view of a crowd of his followers and opponents and is such an overwhelming event that all are stunned into silence. Lazarus continued to live his life to a full span and his tomb is purported to be in Larnaca in Cyprus.

Jesus' resurrection was only witnessed by Father Son and Holy Spirit it was a private moment in the inner life of the Trinity. It is a timeless spiritual event in created time. We cannot come to understand this by our own efforts but with God's aid we can know it as we can know the Incarnation itself. All the Gospels tell us that those to whom the Resurrection revealed himself did not at first recognise Jesus who vanished from their sight as they did so. His body is not the same material as it always was but his wounds, the source of all grace are still visible.

Today's story of Daniel is the world's first detective story and contains all the elements that can still enthrall us. Rank and power are no guarantors of honesty and virtue. Joanna is protected by God working through the honest righteousness of his prophet Daniel.

Jesus goes one step further. Daniel's message is that we should not "bear false witness" but Jesus says to us that we should never condemn the sins of others if we do not confess our own. The message from Father, Son and Holy Spirit is that the Love that is God does not want to condemn any one of us but we have to freely live out our lives obedient to the will of God and by sinning no more we will receive the Infinite Gift won for us by the "Five wounds of Christ".

Dear Lord, you know I am happy to have been able to make this meditation today. May my resolve to sin no more be strengthened by your grace that directs my path on the way towards you. May my soul be encouraged by the Prayers of Mary and all the Saints that the spiritual Body of Christ still to be found even in the worldly institution your Church became very soon after she should have become solely dependant on your Holy Spirit may be increased by all on Earth becoming aware of you and avoiding the sin that overwhelms so many of us,  brothers and sisters on earth . May our prayers too never forget the needs of the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Amen