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SILVER REFLECTIONS
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by Msgr. Leo Wleczyk
Guess what will continue to get worse......the cycle.
There are those who will say...”Things have always been this way,
since Cain and Abel. They’re just not going to get better, so you
may as well like it, and go with the flow”...When I hear those
things, I feel we want to vote Jesus out of Lordship...out of
Messiahship. In other words, He just had an unreal vision that will
never be realized...nice, but not very practical...Let’s just
dismiss Him and His dreams...” That’s funny. The Pharisees and
Pilate had the same idea. “Afterall, who’s going to turn the other
cheek...or go with someone an extra mile..or love their enemies or
do good to those who persecute them? That Kingdom of
God is is
unreal...the kingdom of matter makes more sense.” And that attitude
is what Fr. William O’Malley, S.J., calls “gutting the gospel”.
It’s very necessary that we understand who the original “gutter”
was. (“and if you but worship me, I will give you all the kingdoms
of the world.” [The kingdom of matter is all that matters.])
That’s what Satan said to Jesus as he tried to pull Him away from
His mission of evangelization. “Not by bread alone (matter) does
one live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of
God”. What a beautiful answer! (Matt. 4:1-11) Read the whole
incident.
Why did He refuse to fall for the temptation? Wouldn’t it be better
to have the best of both worlds? Have your cake and eat it too?
Evidently not, because of His refusal. Now and forever, a precedent
has been set for His followers. “Seek first the Kingdom of
God!” But
do we listen, or do we “have ears, but hear not”?
The problem is the fulfillment of the 1972 prophecy. Maybe that’s
why Mary, at Medjugorgie, said “the Western civilization has lost
God.” But you know I don’t need a private revelation to conclude
the same thing. (N.B.) Please do not construe this statement as
the Churchs’ approbation of the apparition. The Church never jumps
on the bandwagon during such events. She is very cautious,
for reasons obvious to me...But I have to say I agree with the
statement. There’s just so much evidence all over this country,
county, and community. Anyone who has sat on the parapet of the
Temple with Christ and uttered His words, “Not by bread alone does
one live” and said NO! to temptation, knows and understands
what I’m saying.
Bishops, Priests, deacons, nuns, D.R.E.’s, school teachers,
counselors, police, probation officers..and the list goes on...all
are saying the same thing. I’ve read hundreds of
articles...attended workshops...these were given, written or
sponsored by people who don’t even know one another...The message is
the same, “Something is wrong...we’ve created a monster...we’ve got
to do something!!!!”
I’m afraid of the repetitive...cycle...
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