Peace, Mercy and stary, stary night

The heating has now been turned on in the house and outside the dew on the grass as well as the mist in the air is gesturing forth autumn but brightly. It has been an interesting summer to say the least but the weather has been warm and kind. I suppose it is how we see things really. For some this summer will be one to remember full of espionage, intrigue and high tension. Others will see it as merely just another day and, for a few, a summer of peace, love, kindness, sorrow, grief to add to the intrigue and mystery.

I am now aware, more than ever, of an urgent need to return to the understanding given to us by God that this world is a battleground between forces of good and forces of bad. Before I could accept this from a psychological biological (evolutionary psychology) perspective but now see that it runs more deeply than just the material and that everyone is being influenced by principalities that are, simply put, trying to win souls. There are sides to take and choices to make. The New Testament offers us faith, hope and charity and tells the story more clearly than I could here but the matter is urgent and should not be treated lightly.

It is important not to take worldly things seriously but to find the good things of God. It is like receiving the childhood you never had and the friends you always wished for. It doesn’t take a lot of people to see the light. Sometimes just a handful can help you weather any storm, cross any bridge, walk through the desert, swim any channel, leap any crevice or climb any peak, but always, always, the focus is on the Trinity. Pray that you will see these friends and they will find you but be careful as we can all be deceived. Stand back and listen. Work on the forest of your own eye before you treat the sticks in another. The Lord will give to you whatever good things you dream.