St.Peter in Chains

Friends in Christ,

The Icon depicted above reminds us of the feast day of St.Peter in Chains. The chains of the Apostle Peter during his captivity in Jerusalem and in Rome are preserved in the Church of St.Peter in Chains.

When I am thinking of all this, all of a sudden there is a song, which comes to my mind. Remember " Take these chains from my heart and set me free" ? This song was song by the late Ray Charles and was and still is very moving to listen to. In my life as a Catholic Christian and in your life as a Catholic Christian we often feel bound by chains, they do represents the burden of sins. Only by accepting Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour and Redeemer and walking in His Ways of righteouness and Peace, we can brake these chains , which do represent the bond of our sins and be free. Only when we are free from our earthly chains, the key of the Kingdom of God comes within our reach.

We are once again at the beginning of another month, August, and in this part of the world it is our last month of the winter. The year has flown by. May God grant that we use our time wisely and that we may endeavour day by day to keep far way from evil.

Thanks be to God.

With every good wish in Christ,

Ed Bakker

Postulant

TAC New Zealand