Note: This post, originally written in 2012, is no less relevant now than it was then. If we put our hope in the fallen world and our fallen brothers and sisters in it, we are bound to be disappointed and worse. Politicians cannot save us.
“Put not your trust in princes: In the children of men, in whom there is no salvation.” –Ps 146:2-3
“The world’s thy ship and not thy home.” –attributed to St. Thérèse of Lisieux
+JMJ+ Was I surprised by what happened on Election Day? Nope. Am I depressed or in deep despair over the results? No way. I saw it coming in 2008 and I saw it coming in 2012. Do I think we have a huge and serious problem? Oh, yeah, I do. But I think our problem stems more from the fact that we live in a fallen world and the fact that we are a stiff-necked people, much like the ancient Hebrews of the Bible, than the failing of one political party or another. No, the failure was ours. We the people. More particularly, we the Catholic people.
“Praise the Lord, O my soul, in my life I will praise the Lord: I will sing to my God as long as I shall be. Put not your trust in princes: in the children of men, in whom there is no salvation” (Ps 146: 2-3, Douay-Rheims Bible).
We have forgotten who we are. We have forgotten Whom we serve. We have forgotten that we are here, not to be comfortable and in control, but to suffer, sacrifice and serve.
May God forgive us for forgetting what we are about. May we take this reproval to heart. May we repent and change our ways and be truly converted, truly turn back to our One Only Lord and Savior. May we get down on our knees this time before we are brought any lower next time…and then by force. May we remember that Yours are the heavens and the earth, O Lord, and all that exists does so by Your command.
Two ways He set before us and as for me, I still choose to serve the Lord.
Thanks for reading and I hope you’ll come back soon. Peace be with you. And, please, do not despair and do not be afraid. Put on the full armor of God and get ready, warriors. We lost one skirmish but the battle has only just barely begun! +JMJ+
“Finally, brethren, be strengthened in the Lord, and in the might of his power. Put you on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil. For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and power, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places. Therefore take unto you the armour of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and to stand in all things perfect. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of justice, And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace: In all things taking the shield of faith, wherewith you may be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the most wicked one. And take unto you the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit (which is the word of God)”
Eph 6:10-17, Douay-Rheims Bible, public domain.
Originally posted for the Year of Faith.
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Our Lord gave us wonderful gifts that we really need but too often ignore, don’t use or worse yet – reject? They are still available. Amoung these:
He gave us Himself – to be our food
He gave us His bride – the Church
And He gave us His Mother to be our Mother.
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You’re so right, Ron. Our good Lord knows what we need and He has provided well for us. Now gracious and loving is He.
Thanks for reading and commenting, Ron. Peace be with you and Happy Advent and have a very Merry Christmas! God bless! :)
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This is just a test.
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It worked! God bless you, too! :)
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Hi! I tried to subscribe but when I sent the confirm link it said it couldn’t activate and it could be that it had expired but I just sent it today. Suggestions?
God bless! (Love your writing.) :)
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Greetings, Susan! I’m sorry the form didn’t work and I’ll look into it right away. Thank you for letting me know! And thank you for the kind words about my writing. :) I’ll go check the form and see what’s up. Peace be with you, Susan. God bless. :)
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Oh, hey, I just noticed your last name and recognized you from Facebook! Thank you so much for reading the post! :)
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Okay, I got rid of the email subscribe widget that was there and put another one up and subscribed via another of my emails. I received the activation email and everything worked, so apparently that did the trick. I wonder how long that’s been discombobulated? Who knows? Thank you again for letting me know, Susan. Perhaps now I’ll be inundated with new subscribers who were all gnashing their teeth and wringing their hands because they could not subscribe before… Or not. Either way. ;)
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Thanks, dear Disciple! :)
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