Ezekiel, Chapter 32, Verse 10
I will fill many nations with horror; their kings will shudder at
you, when I brandish my sword in their faces. They will tremble violently fearing for
their lives on the day of your fall.
The
opposite of fear is love. Love
should be the foundation of our lives. However, if we are not filled with love;
as a result of the vacuum left in our hearts, we will most likely be
filled with fear. A people filled
with fear have a real danger of
becoming a nation ruled by the cycle of violence and the sword. To avoid
this cycle of hate we must be merciful as well as just.
Great
nations are composed of great families. This is why Pope Francis is so keenly
aware of the family and recently released his Post-Synodal Apostolic
Exhortation “Amoris Lætitia.” Pope Francis exhorts us, “It is my hope that, in reading this text, all will feel called to love
and cherish family life, for families are not a problem; they are first and
foremost an opportunity”.
“Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his
ways! You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be happy,
and it shall go well with you. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within
your house; your children will be like olive
shoots round your table. Thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord. The
Lord bless you from Zion! May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days
of your life! May you see your children’s children! Peace be upon Israel!” (Ps 128:1-6).
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