The voter fraud being uncovered across the U.S. 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 Anne a lay apostle's book Suspended in Mystery, she reminds us that Jesus is there to walk the sometimes difficult path to truth with us:
"We must rejoice in the truth that Jesus Christ is the friend who always gives good advice. He is the friend who, when he speaks, says things we may not want to hear but will recognize as truth. Jesus is like the friend who says ‘easy decisions, hard life. Hard decisions, easy life’. Jesus will keep us on the path to realize the most from the potentials we chose righteously. He will work with us to protect us, the people around us, and the Father’s will for the whole world. We might walk away from time with Jesus in the eucharist a little humbled, a little embarrassed about arrogant behavior, or with penitence for relationship mistakes. this is good. this is the friend we need. Jesus does not hype fear to manipulate us. He helps us to face fear and choose courage. He does not prompt us to select the easy way but instead the way of integrity and of the biggest possible plan for our time here. He helps us to gain a burning desire for his will and a single-minded purpose in protecting the potentials that we chose with him.
When we course-correct in an ongoing way, with God, we do not have to look back on tragic wrong decisions or patterns of behavior that killed the hope of the good things coming fully into being during our time on earth."
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 lean in the right direction accepting that the truth will uncover the real me, the ultimate goal in this life.
God bless,
Bonnie
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 Suspended in Mystery, she reminds us that Jesus is there to walk the sometimes difficult path to truth with us:
"We must rejoice in the truth that Jesus Christ is the friend who always gives good advice. He is the friend who, when he speaks, says things we may not want to hear but will recognize as truth. Jesus is like the friend who says ‘easy decisions, hard life. Hard decisions, easy life’. Jesus will keep us on the path to realize the most from the potentials we chose righteously. He will work with us to protect us, the people around us, and the Father’s will for the whole world. We might walk away from time with Jesus in the eucharist a little humbled, a little embarrassed about arrogant behavior, or with penitence for relationship mistakes. this is good. this is the friend we need. Jesus does not hype fear to manipulate us. He helps us to face fear and choose courage. He does not prompt us to select the easy way but instead the way of integrity and of the biggest possible plan for our time here. He helps us to gain a burning desire for his will and a single-minded purpose in protecting the potentials that we chose with him.
When we course-correct in an ongoing way, with God, we do not have to look back on tragic wrong decisions or patterns of behavior that killed the hope of the good things coming fully into being during our time on earth."
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 lean in the right direction accepting that the truth will uncover the real me, the ultimate goal in this life.
God bless,
Bonnie
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