+ Today we have several things to draw together into one lesson: and it
will be the lesson of truth, right judgment, courage, discipleship and love:
this in the face of: a shattered Church and an untrustworthy hypocritical
hijacking of its leadership; we have a Presidency of our Great Nation that is
teetering on the brink of insanity and dangerous ramifications nationally and
internationally; we have the continued national bereavement that we all are
engaged in as a result of the terrorist attack on our country 17 years ago
today; we have a potentially catastrophic storm bearing down on the Carolina’s
and our own state of Virginia – and we have a thousand loose ends and other
significant newsworthy stories that cannot be told because of the unprecedented
chaos of all of the above.
In the first reading today St.
Paul tells the Corinthians that the “spiritual man or woman” are the only ones
that can “judge” things “rightly” – because they
have dominion and jurisdiction over all things, all law, all management of
society. But, not as a rogue, or loose canon. And the jurisdiction of the
spiritual man is not limited to earth, but “we will judge angels” – St. Paul
states dramatically.
Then Paul goes on to say that
“the unjust will not inherit the Kingdom of God.” “Do not be deceived; neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers
nor boy prostitutes now sodomites nor thieve nor the greedy nor drunkards nor
slanderers nor robbers will inherit the Kingdom of God.”
If you need to turn away from
those things again, St. Paul tells them, then do so – swiftly and heartfeltly –
so the Spirit of God may once again fill you and you will see all things
rightly!
In the gospel passage Jesus
spends the night in mindful communication with his Father – holy prayer –
getting ready to choose common ordinary imperfect sinful but men with an inner
integrity, drive, ability to focus, ability to be taught – and he names them as
Apostles. In doing so he named their successors who are in our midst today.
Throughout the centuries for
the most part these men have been true to their mission and call to inner
conversion, but some have always been political, self-seeking, self-gratifying
bad shepherds who actually prey upon the sheep, especially the young and the
vulnerable in their flocks. We have many such shepherds, either directly or
implicitly indirectly in place right now – and it is time that we the good
hierarchy, the good sheep remove them from office and remove from them their
clerical state and even revoke their “sainthood designations.”
And this, as Christians living
in the world we must also do to government leaders who grossly and
disgracefully mock and denigrate the very office they hold: namely the
President of the United States: and with the release today of DC journalist Bob
Woodward’s book: “FEAR: Trump in the White House” I pray that swift and
decisive action be taken against the man for his own protection and national
and international security and peace of mind.
And we remember today the
thousands of Americans who had their earthly journey’s cut short by the
unspeakable events of this day 17 years ago by those espousing ideologies of
the diabolical nature: doing in the name of God what God abhors: the
destruction of not only human lives, but human integrity and the ability to govern
oneself according to the true will of God.
And as for the storm: we do
pray that miraculous events occur throughout the duration: and that people-helping-people:
the great face of America – may be present to all involved. Let peace, patience
and good judgment prevail – to which we have a right as baptized and devoted
disciples of Christ.
God bless you!
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