Thank you for posting this. Its poignancy does speak, as you said. Today I am feeling a great sadness and longing for some kind of reassurance. It seems like “1984” and “Brave New World” have arrived, and things we never thought would occur are happening. Good to be reminded that we are never alone. May God bless and protect us.
Indeed. And it will get worse before it gets better. Our time on earth is brief. Remember that our destiny is not in this world; it is with our Lord in eternity.
The Book of Ecclesiastes reminds us that "everything old is new again". What has been in the past, returns in the present, festooned with fresh paper and ribbons. But the contents of the package remain the same. People replacing God with government; sacrificing their children and dallying in all sorts of perversions. Our Lord cautioned us to enter by the narrow gate. He also taught us: "Where your treasure is, there also will your heart be."
Your freeper name reminds me of the message our Lord gave to St. Faustina. Are you familiar with the Divine Mercy?
It seems as though we are outnumbered, but then I am reminded of something Cal Thomas said at a talk that I attended a few years ago.
He spoke of visiting the catacombs in Rome. As he was down there he saw the pillar where St. Paul had been chained to. He could look out and see the same Roman Coliseum that Paul gazed upon.
Cal Thomas noted that even though the Christianity is always being persecuted, it continues to thrive while the Coliseum, once the strength of the Roman Empire, is left in ruins.