In a book that will be released on March 10, 2011, the Pope maintained that the Jews cannot collectively be blamed for the crucifixion of Christ on the cross. While he is correct in pointing out that there were only a small number of Jewish leaders who decided to crucify Jesus, I have not seen any evidence of any remorse expressed by any "innocent" Jewish bystander or any apology by any Jewish rabbi for the death of Christ or of the total acceptance of Jesus by the Jews as their Jewish King and Savior. If all the Jews in the world would own up to the unbearable torture, hurtful humiliation and heinous killing of Jesus Christ, repent their sins and live their lives in accordance with the teachings of Christ, then Satan would have lost and the world would at once be transformed.
April 25, 2011
My comment above in March was written with a broad stroke. Rather than deleting it, I want to reserve it for those who seek vengeance rather than humility and forgiveness.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Prayer for the Truth
Dear Lord, please allow me to see the truth and give me the strength to remain calm when witnessing its betrayal.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
A Year Later
2010 was a most difficult year. Coming face to face with the realities of elderly parents, two incompetent siblings who cared little and did even less, I had to concentrate all parts of my intellect, emotion, health and spirituality to design and execute a plan to ensure that my parents lead a healthy and happy life in their senior years. Even with the investment of my entire being, selfish only to the extent that I needed sleep, exercise and meals to sustain myself, I was unable to meet fully my parents' expectations. They want nothing short of perfection, a quality I had neither owned at birth nor have yet acquired.
The execution of my plan was made easier with the assistance of my other sibling, without whom the work would have been almost impossible. If I had thought I could have done it all as if I were the only child (I did think and say it during a moment of anger and frustration), I was truly too spent to actually accomplish it alone.
To be able to arrive healthfully and fairly happily on this day in 2011, I have the Virgin Mary, her incessant prayers and intercession, and her son Jesus to thank.
The execution of my plan was made easier with the assistance of my other sibling, without whom the work would have been almost impossible. If I had thought I could have done it all as if I were the only child (I did think and say it during a moment of anger and frustration), I was truly too spent to actually accomplish it alone.
To be able to arrive healthfully and fairly happily on this day in 2011, I have the Virgin Mary, her incessant prayers and intercession, and her son Jesus to thank.
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