The voter fraud occurring in Florida is not only unlawful but shines a light on the depths people will go to in order to be right . . . what I believe is a consequence of the lack of God in our schools and families. And . . . participation awards. True followers of Christ desire the truth . . . not their own version of the truth, or, whatever makes them feel better about themselves. We win and we lose. Period. Lying, cheating and stealing only serves to obtain temporary satisfaction. Following Christ leads to eternal satisfaction. We all will die. We all will face the Truth one day. Practice now . . . the Truth will set you free.
In today's Gospel (Luke 17:26-37), Jesus lays it on the line . . . we can be here today, gone tomorrow. It's time to shift our perspective:
Jesus said to his disciples: "As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man; they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage up to the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Similarly, as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building; on the day when Lot left Sodom, fire and brimstone rained from the sky to destroy them all. So it will be on the day the Son of Man is revealed. On that day, someone who is on the housetop and whose belongings are in the house must not go down to get them, and likewise one in the field must not return to what was left behind. Remember the wife of Lot. Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it. I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken, the other left. And there will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken, the other left." They said to him in reply, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there also the vultures will gather."
In today's Gospel (Luke 17:26-37), Jesus lays it on the line . . . we can be here today, gone tomorrow. It's time to shift our perspective:
Jesus said to his disciples: "As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man; they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage up to the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Similarly, as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building; on the day when Lot left Sodom, fire and brimstone rained from the sky to destroy them all. So it will be on the day the Son of Man is revealed. On that day, someone who is on the housetop and whose belongings are in the house must not go down to get them, and likewise one in the field must not return to what was left behind. Remember the wife of Lot. Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it. I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken, the other left. And there will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken, the other left." They said to him in reply, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there also the vultures will gather."
In Anne a lay apostle's book Staying in Place, she reminds us that desiring Truth is ultimately our path to knowing God:
"Perhaps what is needed is a firmer connection to the mind of God. What is the mind of God?
Well, any encounter with the Father would bring one to understand authority. The Father radiates authority. Real authority, of course, comes from Truth. Full Truth, that is. Not shades of the Truth, not self-serving slants on the Truth and certainly not the Truth arbitrated for any one given historical point of history. The Truth never changes but here is the reality of our relationship to the Truth. At given historical points, God seems to allow us to go deeper into the Truth, to discover in greater detail its unchanging elements. And it is those true elements that withstand the test of time, as Divine Mercy has withstood the test of time. It has proved itself to be a true revelation for all times. But people were not ready for it prior to its revealed moment and possibly only through time will we absorb and apply it more fully."
Lay apostles, are you ready to face the Truth? Are you living your life with the end goal of an eternity with Jesus? We are all imperfect. But today we can try to do a little better than we did yesterday. It's never too late to speak the truth, no matter how difficult it may be to hear or say. It's time.
Thank you, Lord, for all the opportunities to speak Your Truth. Help me to recognize when I begin to lean in the other direction knowing the truth will uncover the real me, the ultimate goal in this life.
God bless,
Bonnie
Lay apostles, are you ready to face the Truth? Are you living your life with the end goal of an eternity with Jesus? We are all imperfect. But today we can try to do a little better than we did yesterday. It's never too late to speak the truth, no matter how difficult it may be to hear or say. It's time.
Thank you, Lord, for all the opportunities to speak Your Truth. Help me to recognize when I begin to lean in the other direction knowing the truth will uncover the real me, the ultimate goal in this life.
God bless,
Bonnie
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