Friends in Christ,
In the Epistle set for this Sunday, being the Fifth after Trinity, St.Peter exhorts us to have compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful and be courteous.
Read 1 St.Peter 3, beginning at verse 8. We have again seen the opposite of all this in the course of the week with the war escalating between Israel and neighbouring countries, we see it in our Parliament where politicians are desperately trying to discredit one another, we even see it within the boundaries of our Churches, in partlicular in the Episcopelian Church of America, where decisions have been made, which provoke those, who are trying to keep the traditional Catholic Faith.The athmosphere in many places of work requires much to be desired. Like the well-know song of the "Seekers" " Close the door, light the light, we are staying home tonight" We want to close ourselves off from this world and try to live life in Godly quietness.It would be an ideal situation, yet it is not possible, we are in the world until we complete this pilgrimage. Can we then make a difference ourselves? We often feel powerless about the situation around us. I believe that we can... why not start on your home ground? Ask yourself in any circumstance you find yourself in:" What would Jesus do in this case" I am quite sure that when you pray about this that you will find an answer and that you will tread in the footsteps of our Blessed Lord, Who was filled with Love and Compassion.Tomorrow when we go to Mass we will be reminded once again:"This is the day, which the Lord has made, let us rejoyce and be glad in it"May this gladness help us in the forthcoming week to be full of compassion, to love others , to be courteous and to have pity on those, who need our help. We ask the Lord to be merciful unto us, let us in return be merciful to others.
Thanks be God.
May you have a blessed Sunday.
Ed Bakker.....
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