16/11/2024

St John thanks the recipients of his letter for their care of the three strangers whom he had sent on to them.

We know of this seemingly trivial event of 2000 years ago because it is recorded by St John. We  know neither the people nor the timescale involved. The people of the New Testament were conscious not only of the Good News as a personal Faith but also knew of themselves as part of a New Community of the Holy Spirit that was growing out of the Jewish Diaspora.

We call that community Christianity today. Our founder Jesus makes sure that we remember that he attended the synagogue and took part in Temple festivities during his time on earth.

Today Jesus tells us all that he knows that we are human. He knows that it is easy for us to lose heart. It is by prayer that we fix our minds and hearts on heaven even as we live in the midst of the "nonsense-sphere" that is politics, entertainment, and sport which have become the most important part of  life for most of the world that is not living in an actual war-zone. They are the source and end of most economic activity that we engage in throughout our lives and are nonsense because they always come to an end even though God, IAMFATHERSONHOLYSPIRT, has made himself known and declared his loving intentions for us, the way, truth and light to Eternal Life.

Jesus' parable of the persistent widow who is finally treated fairly by the judge has many parallels in all the centuries since then. The scandal of the disgrace and imprisonment of falsely convicted Post Masters in the UK is one that is still ongoing.

He does, however, leave us with a rhetorical question that seems to have no logical connection to the parable but invites us to review the state of our personal faith now and to consider how little a part faith in God plays in our this worldly lives ruled entirely by Mammon.

Dear Lord, help me to remain this day aware of you and ready to be judged if you were to call me or bring to an end this faithless world. I know that I have many sins that need punishment and that I have responsibility for not being able to convince my family that being true to You, IAMFATHERSONHOLYSPIRIT is the source and also the eternal end of our lives in this world. May the mercy implored for us by Mary and all the Angels and Saints help me and all the world to believe and thus let there be "Faith" on Earth when you return. Let me always remember in prayer those who now come into my mind May our sins be forgiven and let us all finally share the Glory that is you. Amen