God's Love - Antidote to Scandal

Jesus said to Nicodemus: "No one has gone up to heaven
except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.
And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert,
so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him. 




There are great truths that govern the universe and keep things in organized motion.  There are rules that keep celestial bodies in motion around a central star, such as our earth revolves around our star, which we call the Sun.  There are rules that govern the motions of balls on a billiard table, rules that explain what happens when an apple tree lets go of one of the fruits and it unerringly finds its way to the ground.  There are rules governing how fast we are allowed to travel in the universe from one place to another.  All of these rules point to an intelligent designer and we call this intelligent designer, "God." 

It is this intelligent designer who has set everything in motion and keeps it working according to His pleasure.  He creates because He loves and He loves and so He creates.  God also watches over the whole of His creation.  He knows where every grain of sand on a seashore began life and where it is now and where it will be in the future.  Nothing, absolutely nothing can escape His attention. 

This same God sent His only Son to a world that He created and populated with creatures built in His image.  These creatures rebelled and although He could have destroyed them in His righteous fury, His love conquered all and His Son came and taught us the ways of His Father.

It is good for us to remember that God is in charge of the universe and that He keeps things ordered.  It is good for us to remember that all that is unseen will be revealed and that this will be done in God's time to further His desires for the people that have been created in His image and likeness. It is good for us to remember that we have the promise of the Son that His Church will stand the ravages of time and any scandal that might be revealed.  So, all that the Church is going through right now is for the best.  The field of wheat once harvested is a place that looks deserted of life but the seeds of the next harvest have already been planted and through cultivation and care of the soil a new harvest will spring up and this will be the finest crop of all. 

Please remember to pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.  Where they are today, tomorrow you might be!