05/05/2026

Tuesday Easter Week 5

I am sure that there have been many times before today that I have been confused by the words of the New Testament. I have always, however, clung to the "know, love and serve" of the Penny Catechism for St Peter was absolutely right "Lord where could we go? You have the words of eternal life" and sorted out my confusion in the Light of Faith, Hope and Charity.

I cannot, however, remember ever coming to an understanding of : "I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father.’ or even of thinking about it.

I have longtime been aware that I am more than an animal but I am still a created being and as are all of us conscious of my own being. This consciousness of being is made in "image and likeness" and thus is although infinitely smaller, a  replica of our Creator in that all human souls are free to choose to be either, to various degrees, tied and bound by the "flesh" or self-directed to the "kingdom that is not of this world".

Jesus is "True man and true God". 

JESUSSON experiences the same way of being human as do we. JESUSFATHERSONHOLYSPIRIT also is GOD and thus is aware of all reality either eternal or past, present or to come.

In the human real-time of two thousand years ago, Jesus told his disciples that the world  after "those days" would be bound by the "ruler of this world" i.e, the natural laws of creation but that he and by implication we his friends are free to live according to the Law of Divine Love.

The Incarnation has completely reset by perfection the Law of Moses. "My kingdom is not of this world", however,  has very rarely been taken at it face-value. 

Even though the words of today's gospel are also a preparation for that unequivocal declaration the Churches of both East and West very soon began to take on the worldly roles which have obscured "The Light of the World" and which have resulted in our continuing preference to ignore the Word of God.

Dear Lord, help me to remember my baptismal promises for they are much more than words being part of the sacrament you created by unquestioningly accepting the Father's will to give another chance to the peoples of the world. Let my prayers join those of Mary our spiritual mother given to us on Calvary and let the Holy Souls and we Sinners on Earth understand the injustice that we have done and are still doing to IAMFATHERSONHOLYSPIRIT who creates only with Joy and Love. Amen