Fidelity

Boniface

Gospel Mk 12:18-27

Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection,
came to Jesus and put this question to him, saying,
"Teacher, Moses wrote for us,
If someone's brother dies, leaving a wife but no child,
his brother must take the wife
and raise up descendants for his brother.
Now there were seven brothers.
The first married a woman and died, leaving no descendants.
So the second brother married her and died, leaving no descendants,
and the third likewise.
And the seven left no descendants.
Last of all the woman also died.
At the resurrection when they arise whose wife will she be?
For all seven had been married to her."
Jesus said to them, "Are you not misled
because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
When they rise from the dead,
they neither marry nor are given in marriage,
but they are like the angels in heaven.
As for the dead being raised,
have you not read in the Book of Moses,
in the passage about the bush, how God told him,
I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob?
He is not God of the dead but of the living.
You are greatly misled."

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Even if a man did as these people suggest, the offspring of their actions would be their own, and not their brothers. The brothers offspring would be the offspring of a man not his brother. What else are people proposing that makes no sense? What people propose frequently makes no sense, which is why it is called nonsense.

You have the Gospels written for you, and the opinions of others do not have any bearing on the truth because the truth is God's word, and no one has the right to ridicule it or  abrogate it.

People, do not be misled thinking you can think and do as you please and live. Freedom is frequently abolished and taken away, and you serve others because you were unfaithful to God. The only fitting remedy is to believe in Jesus Christ who is God and Lord, and to repudiate whoever would plant others in the Lord's field.

Since believing frequently results in death because someone else thinks they are god, it follows that you have no continuity in God if you do not believe. There are many ready to take your life from you because you will not believe in their nonsensical god.

Be prepared to give an accounting to God who has the right to demand your life. It has been an occasion of much bitterness, that a man spent his whole life trying to do his own will, blithely ignoring the duty to do and pursue and to know the Will of God. You will make your accounting to God, not to men, but if you are faithful to God and allow others to take your life, who is your god?

If I am killed by anyone, let it be known that I served the Lord, and not whoever took my life. God made me, and He gave me life, and so I serve Him, and no one else. No one has the right to demand my life of me but the Lord Our God. and anyone who attempts to take the life of another is in sin, grave sin. That this century has been bloody no one can deny, because it is the truth. Those who acted as if they were god were already deranged, and did not make sense and lost the power of reason. They were acting reasonably who submitted to death to serve the Lord and to make a testimony to Him with the gift of their life. They returned to God what God had given them and were known as martyrs, which is to say, witnesses to Jesus.

The kindness of the Lord is outstanding, and those who served Him knew His gentle love and were not ashamed to serve Him. Likewise, those who met their end through violence were known for their gentleness and kindness, animated by love as they were.

Pray for peace, and it will be given you, and if anyone take away your peace and quiet, be diligent in asking God to return your peace and quiet to you. Use your peace and quiet to love the Lord and know Him, and you will serve Him. 

Fidelity

Boniface

Gospel Mk 12:18-27

Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection,
came to Jesus and put this question to him, saying,
"Teacher, Moses wrote for us,
If someone's brother dies, leaving a wife but no child,
his brother must take the wife
and raise up descendants for his brother.
Now there were seven brothers.
The first married a woman and died, leaving no descendants.
So the second brother married her and died, leaving no descendants,
and the third likewise.
And the seven left no descendants.
Last of all the woman also died.
At the resurrection when they arise whose wife will she be?
For all seven had been married to her."
Jesus said to them, "Are you not misled
because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
When they rise from the dead,
they neither marry nor are given in marriage,
but they are like the angels in heaven.
As for the dead being raised,
have you not read in the Book of Moses,
in the passage about the bush, how God told him,
I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob?
He is not God of the dead but of the living.
You are greatly misled."

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Even if a man did as these people suggest, the offspring of their actions would be their own, and not their brothers. The brothers offspring would be the offspring of a man not his brother. What else are people proposing that makes no sense? What people propose frequently makes no sense, which is why it is called nonsense.

You have the Gospels written for you, and the opinions of others do not have any bearing on the truth because the truth is God's word, and no one has the right to ridicule it or  abrogate it.

People, do not be misled thinking you can think and do as you please and live. Freedom is frequently abolished and taken away, and you serve others because you were unfaithful to God. The only fitting remedy is to believe in Jesus Christ who is God and Lord, and to repudiate whoever would plant others in the Lord's field.

Since believing frequently results in death because someone else thinks they are god, it follows that you have no continuity in God if you do not believe. There are many ready to take your life from you because you will not believe in their nonsensical god.

Be prepared to give an accounting to God who has the right to demand your life. It has been an occasion of much bitterness, that a man spent his whole life trying to do his own will, blithely ignoring the duty to do and pursue and to know the Will of God. You will make your accounting to God, not to men, but if you are faithful to God and allow others to take your life, who is your god?

If I am killed by anyone, let it be known that I served the Lord, and not whoever took my life. God made me, and He gave me life, and so I serve Him, and no one else. No one has the right to demand my life of me but the Lord Our God. and anyone who attempts to take the life of another is in sin, grave sin. That this century has been bloody no one can deny, because it is the truth. Those who acted as if they were god were already deranged, and did not make sense and lost the power of reason. They were acting reasonably who submitted to death to serve the Lord and to make a testimony to Him with the gift of their life. They returned to God what God had given them and were known as martyrs, which is to say, witnesses to Jesus.

The kindness of the Lord is outstanding, and those who served Him knew His gentle love and were not ashamed to serve Him. Likewise, those who met their end through violence were known for their gentleness and kindness, animated by love as they were.

Pray for peace, and it will be given you, and if anyone take away your peace and quiet, be diligent in asking God to return your peace and quiet to you. Use your peace and quiet to love the Lord and know Him, and you will serve Him. 

Strong

 

A post from the internet of Facebook.

I need not be afraid; the Lord, the God of Heaven and earth has made me strong as
Himself, without asking, but knowing my soul and the echoes of trepidations that so often haunt the darkness that so often surrounds me.

Not only am I strong, gazing at death and hell, but I am joyful, knowing He will lead me to His side to be with Him forever, with His presence and His love to clothe me and His love to keep me warm.

Do not be afraid; be close to God who loves you and will never abandon you.

Strong

 

A post from the internet of Facebook.

I need not be afraid; the Lord, the God of Heaven and earth has made me strong as
Himself, without asking, but knowing my soul and the echoes of trepidations that so often haunt the darkness that so often surrounds me.

Not only am I strong, gazing at death and hell, but I am joyful, knowing He will lead me to His side to be with Him forever, with His presence and His love to clothe me and His love to keep me warm.

Do not be afraid; be close to God who loves you and will never abandon you.

Gratitude

I remain in the hands of God, under His control and direction as I anticipate the pieces of my life falling into place, when it seemed completely impossible and that no good outcome was at hand. 

I have an African Violet plant that is a remnant of several starts I made, and it has blossomed, and continues to blossom even though all I do with it is water it once in a while. 

I have lived to see people in the government, former officials, answer to the courts like all other citizens can expect, if they do wrong and flaunt laws and rules established  by our fathers for our sound governance. Historically, we have not had such major happenings as occur from time to time when matters have shifted drastically and our governance has been gravely challenged.

For the uniformed, the United States fought a civil war, and the legacy of those who opposed the law of the land have had a tradition they have passed on from generation to generation to oppose all that happened as that war was carried out. Their dream is of people disenfranchised and enslaved through fear and ignorance and the systematic corruption of the government, and in ages past, instances of equal gravity have been resolved by further wars which only served to perpetuate worse outcomes for whole nations and their allies. We have a choice to make, and if we make the wrong one, freedom and the right to express the general opinion could be lost and very difficult to restore without general destruction.

I am certain that God hears our prayers, and guides events so that tragedies can be avoided, and peace and freedom continue. Never doubt the power of your prayers. Never doubt the desire of God to make  His children happy.

No one can ask that enslavement be preserved because God does not grant such things since they are contrary to His nature, and His Will is contrary to that of evil and evil is awaiting an end which leaves men free as He is free.

Peace with those who desire God's peace.

Gratitude

I remain in the hands of God, under His control and direction as I anticipate the pieces of my life falling into place, when it seemed completely impossible and that no good outcome was at hand. 

I have an African Violet plant that is a remnant of several starts I made, and it has blossomed, and continues to blossom even though all I do with it is water it once in a while. 

I have lived to see people in the government, former officials, answer to the courts like all other citizens can expect, if they do wrong and flaunt laws and rules established  by our fathers for our sound governance. Historically, we have not had such major happenings as occur from time to time when matters have shifted drastically and our governance has been gravely challenged.

For the uniformed, the United States fought a civil war, and the legacy of those who opposed the law of the land have had a tradition they have passed on from generation to generation to oppose all that happened as that war was carried out. Their dream is of people disenfranchised and enslaved through fear and ignorance and the systematic corruption of the government, and in ages past, instances of equal gravity have been resolved by further wars which only served to perpetuate worse outcomes for whole nations and their allies. We have a choice to make, and if we make the wrong one, freedom and the right to express the general opinion could be lost and very difficult to restore without general destruction.

I am certain that God hears our prayers, and guides events so that tragedies can be avoided, and peace and freedom continue. Never doubt the power of your prayers. Never doubt the desire of God to make  His children happy.

No one can ask that enslavement be preserved because God does not grant such things since they are contrary to His nature, and His Will is contrary to that of evil and evil is awaiting an end which leaves men free as He is free.

Peace with those who desire God's peace.

View

Good living and good fruit are the same thing.

Perhaps you have had the experience of being told to come closer, to look more deeply and to let me awaken your faith? It is like Harry Potter and the encounter with the train to Hogwart's, getting to the station to board the train.

At one point, in a certain episode, Harry and Ron are trying to get to the platform but the wall does not disappear, but Ron and Harry both come to a brutal stop in front of the platform 9 and 3 quarters. At that point, they were a victim of the well-meaning Dobbie, trying to prevent them from getting to Hogwarts because of Voldemort's vicious plots.

But faith opens doors. Padre Pio went on living, breathing, seeing and eating just like all other human beings, and in spite of not eating more than a spoonful of his meal, still managed to gain weight and continue life.

God will see to our life; we need to be able to trust Him and get on with living. 

We can go through life half alive, but that is just about the same as mostly dead. A life that originates from God is fragrant, vibrant and peaceful, awash in light, and overflowing joy.

In spite of being assailed by a myriad of visions of catastrophe, I have seen the sun beat down abundantly, the wind blow briskly, and the warmth of a summer's day , in spite of the most dire assurances assailing me, that death was in the next breath.

But if the dead cells do not get removed, we would be dead. The Contrary is the overwhelming case; dead cells are removed, and we continue to live without our having to think about it. Unfortunately, there is a certain amount of attrition that takes place in life, and little by little we come closer to failing than succeeding, and in the end, we surrender our body to God, and our lives are safeguarded in His Heart for the day we are in paradise with Him.

He would not bring us this far and fail to provide for the rest of the journey. The person who can read a book is blessed in so many ways; how is it that we fail so miserably in trusting Him? But we continue. We can continue being like Him, or give in to despair and be like our enemy who is so empty and so full of misery at the same time. Jesus is our Lord, Our Champion who perpetually renews us and His joy in us in spite of everything arrayed against us to fill us with the darkness of despair.

The darkness of the Lord is merely our living through an adjustment to our vision so that we can more easily perceive the Lord and the spiritual world around us. His intent is that we achieve deeper trust and love so that we can endure greater trials, offer more reparation for sin, and salvation more abundantly for His children.

If we fail to achieve deeper dimensions to our existence, we become filled with impatience and frustrations, even jealousies and despair. That is why it is said, the way of the Lord is steep and slippery. Padre Pio came to the point where he ate so little because it was not necessary, and there were other things to be done in place of eating. He was too sick, often, to be able to eat, and so he learned to forego eating. We can achieve similar things in similar ways.

Love be the fruit of our life's efforts; if it is not, then either the fruit will be too hard and bitter, or it will be too ripe, rotten and unpalatable. If we are going to gather souls for eternity, then our fruit must be sweet and our labors too. A tree that has much fruit and is sweet and flavorful is a delight, nourishing and refreshing us. Our lives need to be good fruit, good example and good reward.