19/10/2025

Twenty Nineth Sunday in Ordinary Time

I am constantly aware that my consciousness, my being, is not completely under the control of my rationality. 

It has never been easy for me to control my "moods" and I have often resorted to chemicals starting with Alcohol "to gladden the heart".  Each day, I thank IAMFATHERSONHOLYSPIRIT that forty years ago I was forced into abandoning "drinking"  that had become my misuse of God's bounty.

Physician prescribed medicines can also affect my moods and damage my ability to pray but most of all my being can be dominated by the unseen power brought about by the events of this world.

I have to believe that "All Scripture is breathed out by God" and that when I weaken in the fight against this world and all its delights the angel of the Lord will lift me up as did Aaron and Hur hold up the arms of Moses. 

Scripture is the primary source of the power we call "Grace" and there is only "Good" in it. I must never be separated from the history of the Salvation event inaugurated in Genesis and rounded off by St John's revelation.

The power of this world's Anti-Christ has many sources. I can at this moment instantly "click" my way into hours, days and lifetimes of attention-grasping fact and fiction that spits into the face of our Crucified Saviour.

I am also aware that seemingly innocent pass-times can be stronger than my best intentions. Can it be doing God's will that I am totally miserable for days when my football team suffers a defeat?

Today I pray that I may digest Paul's words to Timothy and that nothing disturbs me from the complete peace  safety and righteousness found in the Church of Love, the New Holy Family;

"Woman behold your son, Son behold your mother."