18/11/2024

Every day that I read the scriptures chosen over the centuries by the Church that has at its core the Resurrection, which brought joy to the hearts of the 11 surviving Apostles and the unnamed hundreds at that time and the billions since then, I try to adjust myself to this both worldly and heavenly reality and put all my attention on becoming truly devoted to God as I begin my day aware that I am always in the presence of IAMFATHERSONHOLYSPIRIT.

As I type these words there is always self-judgement simultaneously present in my mind. This wants me to be "brilliant" as the world reckons "brilliance" and mocks both my words and the honesty of the intentions they are meant to reveal.

I can do nothing about my "brilliance" but I can and do strive to be honest and can thus become tied up in the complexity of my being that has struggled for more than eighty years to become what Our Father has intended us all to become "image and likeness".

When I am finding Christianity to be a difficult struggle I can also imagine St Peter "but Lord, where should we go?" There is only one answer to that question which is put by our mortality to our need for a rational answer to the wonder of being. "Heaven and earth will pass away but my word will stand". 

There is nothing greater to be found by all struggling human beings than the "Faith" that always brings recovery even when we are determined to remain blind.

Dear Lord, Help me to avoid sinning this day by being always aware of and open to  your grace. Never let me forget that "Lord, Lord" is not enough and thus be open to the needs of all your children. May your mercy guide my children away from Mammon and let them become open to the everlasting Glory that can be theirs if they only open their eyes to realise the fundamentally flawed way that is the way of the world. May my prayers join those of Mary and all Angels and Saints both in thanks and praise of you and in pleading for the forgiveness of all us sinners on Earth and those paying the just price for their sins in Purgatory. Amen