Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119)
John 1:1-30 & Psalm 23 As the only non-Inuit staff member of the organization where I work, I draw out all the anguish and criticism of three generations of colonialist oppression that has been packed away for years in the hearts, minds, and souls of my co-workers. Yes! I can affirm that there are ravenous lions out there in the world! Not to mention the ‘normal’ wolves of unjust, death-dealing, and widely accepted high levels of addiction, mental health crises, and palpable poverty, set in motion by the seven deadly sins being so blatantly committed by human kind in general, that snap at my heals! I –we- need a Shepherd and a Protector of our souls! How else but by following Jesus, can I-we- find the path to live into the truth, the light and the love God has designed for us? How else can I stay safe from the assaults of Satan, who, like a roaring lion prowls around to find souls to devour, but to stay close to Christ Jesus with his rod of discipline and his Shepherd’s staff with its crook ready to snatch me out of a swamp of evil I have fallen into? Will I keep my eyes on the one true Shepherd of my heart, mind, soul and strength, and stick close by Him? Holy Spirit of Jesus, help me follow you more nearly as my Shepherd and Protector. I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me, I keep the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. (Psalm 16:7-8) Let God’s people then recognize that they are a new creation in Christ, and with all vigilance understand by whom they have been adopted and whom they have adopted. St. Leo the Great. A Happy and a Blessed Easter Season to you and your family! Much Grace, Peace and Joy be with you! Soli ad gloriam Dei Gospel Mystery of the Day on FaceBook &www.gospelmysteryoftheday.ca
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AuthorBeverly Illauq lives in Kemptville, Ontario, where she greets each morning by seeking the Gospel Mystery of the Day - the Word of the Lord for direct and practical application to the specific challenges & joys of the day. Archives
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