This blog is based on references in the Bible to fear. God wills that we “BE NOT AFRAID”. Many theologians state that the eighth deadly sin is fear. It is fear and its natural animal reaction to fight or flight that is the root cause of our failings to create a Kingdom of God on earth. By “the power of the Holy Spirit” we can be witnesses and “communicators” of a new and redeemed humanity “even to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:7 8). This blog is dedicated to Mary the Mother of God.
Monday, August 31, 2015
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Deuteronomy, Chapter 1, Verse 21
See, the LORD, your
God, has given this land over to you. Go up and take possession of it, as the
LORD, the God of your ancestors, has promised you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
God gave the
land of Israel to the Israelite's as an eternal possession; land could be leased
to pay debts but it always reverted back to the family who owned it. In a similar
way Christ has given the possession of your eternal soul back over to you after
you leased it out to the evil one. Do not fear or be dismayed to take possession
of it.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed
me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to
captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and
to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord. (Luke 4:18-19)
The way we take possession of our soul is by the
way of purification. A man in possession of his soul seeks to live in such a
way that he does not lose possession of his soul. He strives to place first things first and he endeavors
to follow God’s holy Will in his life. Conversion means turning to God (Beatitude
Meditation) and keeping the four last things in our mind when we are tempted:
Death, Judgment, Heaven and hell. Immediately after death we will be judged and
our private judgment will be repeated on the Day of Judgment; when all men will
know us for what we are. If we have done our best and followed Christ’s commandments
(if you love me you will keep my
commandments) we will join Him in Heaven but if we have ignored His commandments
and refused to make use of His help (via the church sacraments) we shall be
condemned to hell.[1]. Therefore;
strive to love God in your daily life and make use of His grace. When you fall,
immediately make a prayer in honor of the Wound of His Holy
Shoulder making use of His grace in the sacrament of confession at the earliest
opportunity and receive Holy Communion.
[1]
Paone, Anthony J., S.J. My Daily Bread, Confraternity of the Precious Blood.
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