Today’s           modern            world     

Is the state of this world as bad as it appears, if so, why? This question keeps entering my mind frequently.  Is there so much evil in the world, and if so, why does it appear to be spreading at an alarming rate. Are the great injustices in the world today worse than in any other era of the past.  On examination, the moral fibre of society has disappeared from most countries especially in the west.  The gap between the rich and the poor has widened greatly.  The answer may well lie in the spiritual famine affecting most countries today.  The world chooses to ignore this, due to its pursuit  of earthly answers.  We pile uncertainties upon uncertainties making lasting solutions impossible.  Governments in countries worldwide  appear to be in control. But in truth , are controlled by the world monetary system.  We need go no further than the debacle of the big banks.  Via the social media of, T.V, INTERNET, NEWSPAPERS, e.t.c, the control for the hearts and minds of the populace is almost complete.  The spiritual growth especially in the west has eroded to almost zero.  Bleak though all this may seem, we have the methods to overcome this monopoly of evil.  We must divert our interests away from earthly goals and focus on heavenly goals, and pursue that which will strengthen our spiritual growth.  Gods words :there are none so blind as those who have eyes but cannot see, and ears but cannot hear: for if we begin to see and hear, we will have to change our way of life, of which so many are unable or unwilling to do so.  Until all peoples turn back to God we will wallow inour self inflicted misery.  With church support , Christians must rekindle the need for stronger faith in God, and His ability to change even the impossible.  We can cooperate with GOD, by means of, stronger union between clergy and laity, combined prayers and efforts of all Christian sects.  All other faiths who believe in God must do likewise.  We must give up our citizenship of this world and concentrate on our citizenship of heaven, no matter what our nationally we claim to be.  Equality is always foremost in Gods eyes and should be in ours.  On T.V we see the horrors of what drinking and driving can do.  We are faced with terrible scenes of death and sorrow it brings.  We are also shown how this can be prevented.  Likewise we see what smoking does to our lungs.  Again we are given ways to prevent this.  Other afflictions such as poverty, child abuse, hatred, and many others are displayed to make us aware of their dangers and steps to take to avoid them.  The results of spiritual sickness unfortunately are not tangible.  We cannot see or touch them, but they are more serious than all the rest.  It is with great urgency then to listen to what God is asking of us.  Pray frequently and as often as possible for the graces to do so.  Our eternal salvation depends on it.                 

  

GOD BLESS

THE        BEAUTY        OF         PRAYER

Prayer is the greatest asset we human beings have in the praising and the glorification of our God.  Secondly it is the best way to appeal to God for his assistance in coping with our daily problems, both spiritual and material.  Prayer is an act of faith, the results of we very rarely see.  On reflection, i have visualised some images to encourage us to commit more time to prayer.  They are not Church teaching nor are they articles of faith and morals, just fanciful thoughts.  However the catholic faith holds a firm belief that every created soul has a guardian angel to assist us in our daily struggle of life.  One function of these beautiful beings is, offering to God, our daily prayers and deeds.  Supposing  each angel has a golden cup with them with your name on it.  So at the close of each day our angels presents our cups and its contents which contain the love and good deeds we were responsible for that day, upon the altar of God.  No kind of wrong doing or misdeeds ever enter your cup.  That’s between you and your God.  It’s strange we always remember our failings and blot out our goodness, so much so the goodness is often forgotten.  Not so with God.  Many cups maybe almost full, some not as much, many maybe presented almost empty.  It is at this point we must become aware of the necessity of prayer and good deeds, not just for ourselves, but our families, neighbours, and the world.  If we pray for others these prayers are put into their cups, thus ensuring they are not empty when placed on the altar of God.  The more we pray the more conscious we will be of helping those around us , and in doing so enhance our own salvation.  There are many ways to pray, but the greatest way of all is Holy Mass.  By devout participation in Holy Mass we gain all we need for our salvation and that of our families.  This act of love and faith is beyond the value of anything we can imagine.  We must shake ourselves out of this lethargy we are in, and return as one family back to mass to praise and glorify our God.  Each little prayer, every kind deed is honoured and acted on by our God out of His great love for us.  No prayer ever goes unanswered.  We closer we draw nearer to God the better we will be to cope with hardships of life.

 

GOD BLESS