C.S.Lewis and The Cross...

Forgive us our trespasses...
Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do...

Put to death... Let go of all that I do not want to become - but I still embody, enflesh all that I, the misguided ego believes and creates I should be, and I follow eagerly.
The truth is it's all fantasy - illusion - because who I am is actually so far from the unity, oneness of being, with and in all Creation with all Humanity.
BE-ing is a present tense.
I was.. I am... I will be - but the truth is, all I have is NOW.

In The Discarded Image, C.S.Lewis states;
"Strictly speaking, He (God, The Holy Trinity) never foresees; He simply sees. Your ‘future’ is only an area, and only for us a special area, of His infinite Now. He sees (not remembers) your yesterday’s acts, because yesterday is still ‘there’ for Him; he sees (not foresees) your tomorrow’s acts, because He is already in tomorrow. As a human spectator, by watching my present act, does not at all infringe its freedom, so I am none the less free to act as I choose in the future because God, in that future (His present) watches me acting".

God is I am.

The I am is always "now", that's why Paul who, through experience, could write with confidence in the truth of this; Jesus Christ the same, yesterday, and to day, and for ever.The main reason the people of that time in Palestine mocked Jesus and scourge Him and put Him to death was because He had showed and said "before Abraham was, I am" (John 8:58)

If I continue to embody all the thoughts that tie me to "identity", I will never allow the work, God's work with my co-operation, of Him restoring His image and likeness which He desires to be accepted by and within my heart, mind, soul, and strength.

To whom can I turn for help in this endeavour?
As Saint Paul, again, wrote - "Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory in our Lord Jesus Christ!"
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword (or recession)?
No! In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us, and gave Himself for us"

O Lord, By Thy voluntary Passion and offering to and for mankind upon The Cross, You have opened the Gates of Paradise and Peace, and call all to the feast of The Lamb who is also Shepherd, Lord and King.
O long suffering Lord, Glory To Thee. Amen.

Holy Mother of God...

Full of Grace...
The Lord is with thee...
Blessed among women...
For You have borne Our Saviour!

Hail Myriam... to her parents their beloved, wished-for child, hence her name!

She desired whilst growing up in the temple, where her aged parents had deposited her towards the end of their earthly lives, to be the handmaiden of the one who was to be the mother of The Lords chosen one.
Father Zacharias of St. John Baptist Monastery, Essex explaines her humbleness in her prayer for this desire before God which granted her to be raised up from the lowest place (of service to another who would be chosen) to be the very chosen Mother for God; Who came to BE LIFE for those who chose, and choose, to follow Him.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God; The Word became flesh and dwe;t among us..."
This Word, This Person, is life giving, but not just by reading and but by actual acceptance and interaction, actual participation with the Person of Christ, The Father, and The Holy Spirit.
As God grew in the womb of Mary, Mother of God, let us ask that He visit our hearts and minds as we look to the final enactment of The Incarnation - Holy Pascha, Our Passover, and the love which is poured upon mankind, made in His image, which continues to turn it's back on that LOVE and healing and let us pray; Lord Have Mercy.

Merry Christmas!

As I bring to mind God as a baby, I thank God for all of life both earthly and spriritual being brought together by Christ for all time and eternity.

Remember the one thing needful - Jesus is the reason for the season.
Whoever follows him will have The Sword pierce everything, especially thought processes, and be called to lay down life as they know it to take up life in all it's fullness, continually saying Lord Have Mercy.

When you are down and your soul is weary.
When troubles and your heart burdened be;
Then be still and wait in the silence
until He comes and sets your spirit free...

Prayer

It's not thinking about it, reading about it, blogging about it, searching for it, seeking after it, desiring it; IT IS just DOING IT!

Know your heart is always praying, but what do we feed our heart with?
Thoughts...

Saint Silouan was given "Keep thy mind in hell and despair not" by Jesus.
Hell was the turmoil of his heart, and, gradually, through time, practicing patience, humility and love, Jesus brought him restoration, and the peace and life with God for which he hoped.

Blessed Saint Silouan ... Pray to God for us.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Have Mercy upon us...

Mama Mia!

Hail Myriam, full of grace, the Lord is with thee...
The angel Gabriel's greeting.

Blessed art thou among women...
This from her kinswoman Elisabeth who was inspired to exclaim this while Mary was spending time with her and Zacharias and coming to terms with the enormity of what had been asked of her, and who also was pregnant, with John the Baptist. "Who am I, that the Mother of My Lord should visit me..."

Blessed is the fruit of thy womb...
Called out by a person in the crowd while Jesus was about His ministry.

The ripples of God throwing Mary into the pool of Humanity still cause disturbance in life today.

May she always help us find her Son and Saviour, Our Lord and God, Jesus Christ; and in knowing Him, know ourselves, that we forgive and love and live in peace.

If Carling made bus drivers...

Carling may not have made this bus driver, but God certainly did!

It's a long long journey, so stay by my side.

When I walk through the dark you'll be my guide...

Jesus... I know I'll never find another you!

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Yesterday, Today and Forever

What does this mean?
The writers of the New Testament wrote some of their experiences and encounters with Jesus in letters to The Church. If, therefore, what we believe we experience of God, and what we believe He is 'sending' to and 'asking' of us does not stand by the witness, experience and example as in the lives of His servants and handmaidens down the ages, we need to examine our heart and mind in the Light of revealed Faith.

This is the rule of thumb...
Jesus said "If anyone serves me, he must follow me. And where I am, there my servant will also be. Come to me... Take my yoke on you and learn from Me, because I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light".


Grant us O Lord, Your Grace and Mercy, so that in Peace, we may truly love and serve Thee; The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.