06/03/2026

The story of Joseph and his brothers has been repeated in real-time throughout the ages in many different cultures. It is very easy to feel resentment against siblings who, although younger, are perceived to have obtained a greater share of parental affection. Jesus' parable of the Prodigal Son is another example the same story.

It is never easy for me to accept the literal truth that Our Father really did choose to reveal himself to only one nation, but in today's Parable of the Vineyard, Jesus confirms this to be true. I have thus often found myself in the same resentful frame of mind as were the older brothers of Joseph when thinking about the Old Testament.

Jesus in the great reset of salvation history that is the Incarnation, makes it clear that his message of universal love has to be broadcast to the whole world and that we are all able to access the forgiveness from all sins that his body crucified on calvary bleeds out throughout time and space.

There is nothing that we receive that is to become our personal possession. We have to display our faith and hope in the charity that we have for each other. No-one is to be excluded. The great and the good of this world are as loved by IAMFATHERSONHOLYSPIRIT as are the least and the lowly. 

Presidents, Emperors, Kings, Popes, Ayatollahs, Rabbis, the rich, the powerful, the poor, atheists, humanists, Christians, Jews, Moslems all seem to have different stakes in this life but at the moment of our death we will all know nothing except that it is only Jesus who has the words of eternal life.

Let us thank God that he has shown us the Way, the Truth and the Life and created the security of His New Holy Family, His Church of Love to be not only our home in this world, but also the atrium to the  Eternal Life of the next.

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