The Light and Darkness

 

PART XXXIV

Lord Jesus we entrust our souls to you, have mercy on us 

   God is telling us all:  ‘then I shall inflict trouble on Ariel, and there will be sighting and sobbing, and I shall make it truly Ariel. I shall lay siege to you and mount siege-works against you. You will be laid low, will speak from the underworld, your words will rise like a murmur from the dust. Your voice from the earth will be like a ghost’s, it will whisper as though coming from the dust. (Is. 29: 2-4) We should be terrified of His strength and power. When we turn away from the light of our Lord, Jesus, darkness surrounds us, and this is how sin enters our lives. Who can stand in front of God? Only Moses could. Even Moses veiled his face because he was scared to behold Him.'God called to him from the middle of the bush. ‘Moses, Moses’! He said ‘Here I am,’ he answered. Come no nearer,’ he said. ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. I am the God of your ancestors.’ He said, ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Issac and the God of Jacob.’ Then what will be our situation when we see Him face to face? Even His small whispering will be like heavy thunder of the lightening. God is looking into our hearts rather than the actions we do. He knows we are wretched and poor and we need His mercy all the time.  

  The time has come; darkness surrounds us at all times. We would never miss an opportunity to approach our Lord. God is looking at us, searching our souls, and asking, "Is anyone seeking God?" ‘God looks down from heaven at the children of Adam, to see if a single one is wise, a single one seeks God.’ (Ps. 53: 2) The time will not wait for us, and the ruin of our soul will occur at any time. Never strive to accumulate so many valuable worldly possessions. We can buy many things, but we can't buy anything for our spiritual lives or God's Kingdom. Our soul belongs to God, and He is anxiously seeking it; if we lose our soul to Satan, we shall lose everything. St. Ignatius asked St. Francis Xavier ‘what, then, will anyone gain by winning the whole world and forfeiting his life? Or what can anyone offer in exchange for his life?’  Matt. 16: 26 Jesus values our soul highly, and Satan, too, desires it.