Fatima, Portugal Picture by Jim Boisvert
Our Blog is Inspired by The Holy Spirit
Memorial of Saint Monica
Jesus said,
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside,
but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of filth.
Even so, on the outside you appear righteous,
but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You build the tombs of the prophets
and adorn the memorials of the righteous,
and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors,
we would not have joined them in shedding the prophets’ blood.’
Thus you bear witness against yourselves
that you are the children of those who murdered the prophets;
now fill up what your ancestors measured out!”
Emphasis mine Matthew 23:27-32
Last Friday I was reading Fr. Richard Rohr’s blog and I was so overtaken by it I had to print it out and today I know why The Holy Spirit had me print it out. We will summarize what Fr. Rohr wrote about.
Jesus came to overturn the apple cart as to who was a sinner and to who wasn’t. The Pharisees and Scribes, considered by Jews as on the top of the Pyramid, were replaced by prostitutes and tax collectors.
Jesus also said the greatest faith to be found in all of Israel was in a foreigner, the Roman Centurian, who belonged to a different religion.
St. Paul in Romans tries to sort this out, and Paul answers the question , “How can Jews and Gentiles come together, and not establish a first and second class system?
Paul states that unlike man, God DOESN’T play favorites. No one has an inside track, and no one is WITHOUT sin. By doing this Paul renders every mouth silent AND everyone is accountable to God.
There are no elite insiders or excluded outsiders.
There is just ALL of us and we are all united by our need for grace and we are all Justified by the Life Death and Resurrection of Jesus on the Cross.
Are you saying all are going to Heaven?
Sadly no.
As we have reported in a prior blog, an Atheist who actively tried to dispel the notion of a loving God went to Heaven , because while he was dying at the request of God prayed, The Our Father, and because of the PRIOR prayers of his mother, gave him this chance to say a prayer, and to be justified. But, he saw Hell, and realized the error of his ways.
Jesus came to level the field, and to give anyone who desires The Holy Spirit who will lead us by the whisper of the Holy Spirit into Heaven here and now, so in essence tilting the field toward God.
God won! satan lost!
Prayer:
If you want to grow in Love, Joy, and Peace this is a result of growth in Patience, Kindness, Generosity, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control.
Sidebar:
Friday I was going to Mass, and as I crossed the street, a man in a car yelled, “Fred,” I didn’t recognize the person at first, and walked over to his car and it was Harry, who we had earlier reported learned the ”Nine,” and busted into a meeting we were having with Jim Russell, to say the “Nine”with a great big smile on his face, yes, that Harry, any way I got to his car and he said, “Let me give you my card.” and passed through the window, the God is Love card, and laughed.
I also laughed, and Harry took the card back, the light turned green, Harry and I both left filled with Joy.
That morning I realized satan had gotten into me and I grabbed some cards which I hadn’t done for a while, and left for church which was when I met Harry.
After Mass I arrived home and the Property Management crew was here, and we offered a card to a young man with four young children. He thanked me, and said he would learn the “Nine.” I gave a second card to his Father-in-law, and he thanked me and said he loved this type of thing, and we gave a third card to one of their employees.
Maine is an interesting state. We are recognized as one of the most irreligious states in the country. satan is always telling me not to pass out cards, and The Holy Spirit is always encouraging me to do more.
Sadly I, yes,I have been listening to satan, and that’s going to change.
Why?
Joy!
We are also happy to announce a change in the card. We have the Nine Fruit of the Holy Spirit in Red, so it is easy for everyone to pick these words out and learn them, that new format is in this and all future blogs.
One last note. I thought, satan, that we could do something on a grander scale.
Wrong!
I, yes, I spent some time trying to set this up, and shortly everything fell apart. I didn’t have to ask why, I knew the answer, my will NOT God’s will, said I was sorry, and will continue as we are doing it right now. YOU send a self addressed stamped envelope, and WE will send you ten cards.
Picture:
Fatima, Portugal Picture by Jim Boisvert
Please keep Snapping!
And if you want the ten calling cards shown above, email me and I will send you my address, send me a STAMPED self-addressed envelope and I will send you ten cards.
Email me if you want a copy of the prayers we discussed.
fprince101@gmail.com
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