17/06/2025

Today, St Paul is addressing the practicalities of being the "People of God" in this world. He is encouraging the Corinthian Church by extolling the virtues of the Macedonians shown in their response to the problems being faced in Jerusalem which in the course of the first Century are only going to get worse.

Jesus had reprimanded the hypocritical "virtue-signalling" of Judas when he complained that Mary's use of costly unguent to wash the  feet of her Lord had been a waste of resources with the unforgettable "The poor are always with you". 

I know that not one of us has been born into this era of time by personal choice neither has IAMFATHERSONHOLYSPIRIT selected us to be "the poor or the rich" of this world. The Physical Universe is limited by the "code inputted at the moment of creation" and the "sun" and "rain" are not directed by God in favour of any of us either evil or good, just or unjust.  We have also been instructed not to believe in the economic laws of Mammon that create the " Kingdom of this World" that is centred on wealth but ultimately valueless.

We, however, have been created to obey the will of Our Father and no matter the time or circumstances of our birth have to say "Yes" to the grace that enables us to become "sons of the Father" always aware that the Incarnate Life of Son of IAMFATHERSONHOLYSPIRIT is lived for each of us that we too may learn to put the lives and needs of others always before our own.

We have to aim for the absolute for Jesus tells us that we can achieve it when we direct our Freedom towards knowing loving and serving as did he.

You, therefore must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.