Blessed Sunday Morning to everyone!
i read an article in a religious magazine. To my sadness it depicted relationship with God in legal terms. Don't get me wrong, the author tried his best to convey a good message, but it surely fell short in doing it in the best way possible. We must be cautious in who 'teaches' these things. James 3 talks about the great responsibility we have when we try to share Religious Truths. What am i talking about? and how does this apply to all of us?
First, The Message of Jesus Christ is a Deep and Extraordinary Message that must always ....ALWAYS come from The Source of Love. Not a mushy gushy love as the world sees it, but from A Love that is Absolutely Inviting, Delicious, Unexperienced anywhere else. You see, it is very easy for us to give the 'way to live' as a follower of Jesus rather than the Magnificent Love 'affair' It is. After one really experiences God's Deep Unconditional Love, the 'way to live' manifests itself automatically. To force someone to do for God (other than teaching children but even here Wisdom must be used) makes them resentful and the service is not sincere. The very first step to helping anyone is first to pray for them to lay the Fertile Soil for God to work....and then to try and help them experience "The Glance of God". Even with children as they get older, we must help them to start to understand to take everything to God in prayer themselves ....and help them learn to 'hear' His Voice in their conscience and heart ...so then, as they develop their own discernment, they will be able to do as He Instructs. God has all the answers to everything....God Himself with guide us if we are seeking with sincere hearts..we don't need postal people to deliver God's message to us....He will undoubtedly send the answers when we ask Him directly ..He can use anyone and anything to help us locate the answers, but inevitably, it will come from Him.....eventually we must reach a point where we go directly to God in everything knowing we will get the Best Advice and Only Advice Worthy of our total attention and focus, if we take everything to God in prayer. It is fine for us to seek opinions of people as many minds/ideas are better than one, but that is all it is....their opinions, no better, no worse than ours. It is then that we go directly to the Creator Who has High Insight and will give us the answers to every situation. The beautiful thing is "God does not play favorites"....He will aide anyone who runs to Him for help. And the Saints of old, the early church Fathers and Mothers and we in 2017 will be given the Same Concepts, Ideas, Inspirations when it comes to Faith, Loving God and His Ways. Though the situations may be different and the answers as well, the Foundations will be Constant because God's Truths Remain! And the "TRUTH ALWAYS....ALWAYS SETS US FREE!"
God gave us free will. He never took away our freedom to decide. We must then follow His Example and in our fervor and zeal have self control to be just like Him....a Gentleman Who does not force His people but waits on them..and does everything He can to help them grow and experience His Deep Abiding Love. No force feeding anyone God..no threats..no 'have to'.... instead pray...plant seeds in Deep Love....let your life example be your best teaching tool....and as often attributed to St. Francis telling his followers when they were departing to evangelize the world....'Teach the Gospel....preach Jesus Christ, but only use words when necessary!' Francis obviously knew the power of our words as depicted in James Chapters 1 and 3, and how limited we are when using them.
Bring Jesus to your space in the world.....use words only when necessary!
til next time....re-read all the reading from Mass today and let's study James chapter 1 and 3....ang
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