04/06/2024

In the first reading, St Peter teaches that we all have to have patience throughout our lives and avoid the false teachings that abound on Earth. In his day, it was by word of mouth that the Resurrection was announced and interpreted. The Jews were prepared by the Old Testament and Temple Worship but the Gentiles had only their own unsatisfactory mythologies to compare with the Good News.

There are many of us who, having lived during the two thousand years that have passed since the Apostles preached, have fretted to have the "new heavens and the new earth" revealed to us in our own lifetimes. I know that I am weak and have wasted in many ways "the opportunity to be saved" that is the only basic reason for my existence.

At the end of my life I know that Father, Son and Holy Spirit knows and loves each one of us. God is not like an internet that recognises only the rich and famous by their followers. He is the perfection of all fathers and knows each individual as a human father knows his own children. That is why human life and procreation is sacred and not to be discarded as a hinderance to our own selfishness. God sees everyone of our sins but is ready to forgive even those who are locked into deliberate enmity with his revelation of being.

Looking at the world today, however, it seems that there has been no improvement in human behaviour even though we have been able to live as did Jews in the Covenant,  within Eternal Forgiveness here on earth since that Last Sacrifice made on Calvary.

God does not make mistakes. It was the Jews of the Old Testament that broke their Covenant. Jesus came to correct our ways. "My Kingdom is not of this world!" The Institutional Church has misled us over the centuries. Jesus condemnation of his avowed enemies the chief priests, scribes, elders and Herodians, pharisees can be applied equally to all of today's Popes, Archbishops, Bishops, Abbots, Monks, Priests and their hierarchies, councils and synods.

We have to look at our place in the world. Let us give up our worldly goods, including great art and wonderful buildings and acknowledge that wealth follows this morning's "Caesar's head" into the dust.  We have to give our spiritual beings back to the welcoming arms of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We are his children and he wants us to share the wonders of eternity with us. He has no need of the Patrimony of St Peter.

Dear Lord, I can live only in your sight of me and my cloudy awareness of you. I can only learn to obey you and thus know and serve.You are aware of my every moment of life and guide me with the grace that I must open my soul to receive. Help me to understand what is your true revelation and avoid  the thoughts that are the product of human pride. Our Lady and all the Saints in heaven know, love and serve in human perfection help me to share their grace and along with the Holy Souls become cleansed from my sins and ready to come to your promise of Joy.