Month: January 2024

For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place but you and your family will perish. And who knows that you have come to your royal position, for such a time as this. Esther 4:14

What kind of time is this? In our life, in our country, in the world? If you are familiar with the book of Esther, you will know that she was a beautiful young woman raised by her uncle in the Jewish faith. There is much controversy about the authenticity of this book historically. In fact Martin Luther removed it from the Bible. It remains in the Catholic Bible and reflects a time much like our own.

At some point Esther became Queen through unconventional means by her Uncle Mordechai who was about to die because he was Jewish. Esther kept her relationship to Mordechai secret until the time came for her to rescue him and all the Jews in Susa condemned to death because of the lies of an evil, power hungry man. Prejudice conceived by lies and spread by the enemy caused division.

Division and lies are characteristics of Satan. If you think He doesn’t exist, look around you. There is an almost 50/50 division in our own country. Pro life verses pro death, pro God verses no God and all the other lies that stem from these divisions. This morning I saw a short video on two Marches that took place a week ago in Washington DC one after the other: The March for Life and the ‘Women’s’ March. You can find it on the TFP website; it brings to light the reality of Satan and his lies rampant in our country and the world.

To be continued

Cardboard stable, manger scene
White bulb radiant above the creche
Tiny arms outstretched open to the woman
Smiling on her newborn son

Little Jesus, Son of God
Residing in a lowly stable
Blessed Mother, faithful husband
Journeyed to the town of bread 

Feed my sheep, care for my lambs
Bread of angels given gladly
Blood and wine, body and bread
Mystery by which we are fed.