1/03/2025

Today the Catholic Church celebrates the Patron Saint of Wales, St David.

St Paul in the first reading tells us that he has come to the understanding that the only thing that matters in our lives is knowing and following Jesus Christ. It is by our aiming to become an embodiment of faith in Jesus that we can be brought closer to the human perfection that is our goal in life.

In the psalm another David, King of Israel, sings of the joy and the peace that complete faith in God can bring to us even in this world. Our Father supports those who faithfully devote themselves to him. Each one of us is able to accept the grace that is the eternal being of IAMFATHERSONHOLYSPIRIT. He loves each one of us in our complete human identity, "warts and all".

In the gospel Jesus commends his followers as the "Salt of the earth". We are to reveal in our worldly lives the Light of the Eternal IAMFATHERSONHOLYSPIRIT to those who lose themselves in the sham of this world.

Yesterday the "sham" of this world was completely revealed by the President of the USA who acted out in front of the whole world, every bit as successfully as any professional wrestler the "kayfabe" (the false narrative that gives fake emotive authenticity to the characters who fight in the ring) the lie of "face" (Putin) and "heel" (Kelensky) himself becoming the alternating heel/face "Mr McMahon".

There we all witnessed an event that was lies, all lies and nothing but lies deliberately fabricated for the cynical./Satanic purpose of deceiving the whole world.

Dear Lord, It seems that our world is still beyond redemption. Jesus paid the supreme price for our sins but we have continued to serve idols of our own making rather than devote ourselves, know, love and serve, to returning your love. I cannot forget my own sinfulness and hope that I can do only your will throughout the rest of my life. Have mercy on all the little ones, children and adults whose lives are defined by suffering and death and may those whose self-belief is their doom come to the understanding that their freedom is your gift to enable us to avoid creating any more of the evil with which we drive out the "Good" you see in your creation. May Jesus soon return and begin the end of time that is  God All in All. Help me to remember to pray always for all sinners on earth and in Purgatory and to never forget that we can all choose to be bound by the Love you created for all on the Cross outside Jerusalem. Amen.