Even so, they are not to be excused: if they are capable of acquiring enough knowledge to be able to investigate the world, how have they been so slow to find its Master?
Searching for truth?
Are you search for the right Christmas present?
Naturally stupid are all men who have not known God and who, from the good things that are seen, have not been able to discover Him-who-is, or, by studying the works, have failed to recognize the Artificer. It seems that humans, young and old are searching. It could be a new diet or the perfect Christmas Gift. We search and don’t open our eyes to the wonder of our Savior Jesus Christ. We search in all the wrong places and don’t listen to Him. “AI” technology won’t find Him but prayer will.
My wife, Anna, and I live in a senior apartment complex. We are not in a nursing home, but we take care of each other. We know our neighbors and cook for them or give extra produce from our gardens. We walk their dogs or feed their cats. I have one neighbor who bakes artesian bread and shares. Seniors are very much technology oriented. We have to keep pace with a world that changes very fast. Anymore, I only see pay phones at airports, so we adapt to cell phones which have taken over a home phone. Adapt is what humans are good at, because that is how we survived over the millennia. Cell phones are more efficient and faster. Still, we are tied to them and spend so much time on them that we miss the human contact that is right before us. We have camaras that tell us who is at our front door, and camaras which show birds feeding.
Our parents and generations of the past knew their Creator of Artificer. They didn’t have the technology, but they still search as we do today, yet they too searched for their Creator. All generations make the same mistakes of thinking that we are gods. Their search leads to avarice, drugs or alcohol and a host of other sins. Prayer and a relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ, is the only way to find the Truth.
Like any relationship it must be constantly fed. A friendship has to be fueled by contact, or it becomes a memory. You must have a relationship with Jesus, or you wouldn’t be reading this now. I encourage you keep and increase that relationship by increase in the use of the sacraments and daily prayer. ‘When that day comes, anyone on the housetop, with his possessions in the house, must not come down to collect them, nor must anyone in the fields turn back either. Remember Lot’s wife. Anyone who tries to preserve his life will lose it; and anyone who loses it will keep it safe. We know not the hour but if you are prepared, it is a moot point.
God Love You Always
Bob Burford
PS: Please Pray for Pope Leo XIV. Please Pray for Cancer victims and their caregivers. Pray for the conversion of Russia and the salvation of the Ukrainian and Russian people and their soldiers. Pray for the Holy Land. Pray for peace! The impossible could and can happen. (Saint Rita) Never deny God! Pray for justice for immigrants! Pray for justice for our President and all government officials!
