2 Corinthians,
chapter 12, verse 20-21
20 For I fear
that when I come I
may find you not such as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish; that
there may be rivalry, jealousy, fury, selfishness, slander, gossip, conceit,
and disorder. 21 I fear
that when I come again my God may
humiliate me before you, and I may have to mourn over many of those who sinned
earlier and have not repented of the impurity, immorality, and licentiousness
they practiced.
In today’s gospel Christ warns us much like Paul in
yesterday’s posting. Jesus
said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept
greetings in the marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of
honor at banquets. They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext, recite
lengthy prayers. They will receive a very severe condemnation.”
Although
todays posting Paul exhorts the Corinthians but I can hear Christ saying this
same warning to modern man; the same warning has been repeated by Mary at
Fatima. Change your hearts.
We
must live the Shema Yisrael:
Hear,
O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your
God with all your Heart, and with all your soul, and with your entire mind, and
with all your strength.
Today
is the 71st anniversary of the allied invasion of France on
D-Day
do something today for the greatest generation; check my nephews bike
ride for cancer, donate if you can.
In
today’s book study of Character is Destiny[1] we
will be examining the character traits exemplified by Winston Churchill who best
displays the characteristic of DILIGENCE. He persevered through every trial and
misfortune to alert his countrymen to the approaching danger of Nazi Germany,
and to save them when they ignored his warning.
We
must be just as diligent in our pursuit to do the will of God in our lives.
Churchill’s
most famous quote is,
“Never
give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing great or small,
large or petty—never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense.”
Winston
never did give in he led his country at the age of 67 living a life of many
failures to become the prime minister of England during their greatest need.
McCain
says of Churchill:
This extraordinarily diligent man, who
would not give in to many bitter trials that would have forced most of us to
surrender to a cruel and unrelenting fate, who had fought, been beaten, and
risen again so many times to take his place among the great democratic leaders
of world history, would, by the power of his speech and the unyielding courage
of his example and convictions, lead his country through the most dangerous
experience of its long history. He stood alone first, and then as Britain’s
leader as she stood alone, letting no defeat, no danger, no impossibly
overwhelming odds destroy his courage or his will. He would not give in. Never,
never, never, never. And, due in great part to the courage he inspired in
others, neither would his country.
Next
week we will be examining the RIGHTOUSNESS of Roméo Dallaire who is a retired
lieutenant-general, Senator, and celebrated humanitarian. In 1993, he was
appointed Force Commander for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda
(UNAMIR), where he witnessed the country descend into chaos and genocide,
leading to the deaths of more than 800,000 Rwandans.
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