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The Shadow Priest

Saturday, Eighteenth Week After Pentecost


"The Fork in the Road"

Heaven and Hell are CHOICES, each of us have been given the "Created" Free Will to choose one or the other. Thus every soul in Hell is a "Volunteer," and is not surprised by the Verdict of Damnation at the point of Death.

It may sound simple, and in a way, it is, for Life is what we, with The Grace of God, Make it to be. For it isn't "Circumstance" that Controls our Life, but "How" we deal with the various Moments along the way. And it is in those day by day choices that either lead us on the path toward Heaven, or Not.

Denying the Existence of Hell doesn't work either, for whether or not one believes in Hell, doesnt make it any less real. There are many references of Hell in Sacred Scripture, and in fact Jusus speaks more often of Hell than He does of Heaven. This should silence those who, by pretending that few, if "any" go to hell, try to justify non compliance with The Commandments, by focusing on God's Mercy, while forgetting Completely His "Divine Justice."

Basically, the Choice is between Two "Kingdoms," that of God, and that of the Flesh. Though our Human Nature has embedded within it "Self Preservation," The Law of Love, as Manifested by God, Through His Only Begotten Son, Enables The Christian to Rise Above The "Self" making "Charity" The Motivating Factor in every Decision.

The "Me, Myself and I," the "Egotistical trinity" seeks, for the most part, the Easy path, trying to fulfill every want and at the same time, Eliminating every, "Inconvenience" even that of a "Child," in all too many cases. Such Selfishness is often seen by those who have lost thier way as Virtuous, which is the Consequence of a Corrupt and Perverse Society.

When faced with difficult Decisions, Faith must Guide the Soul, lest Regret and even Dispair be the end result of thier self-absorption.

We must Pray for those Who have so easily been lead astray by thier Vices and the Voices of the Worldly, while at the same time, letting them know that Our Loving Father in Heaven Desires thier Repentance, and all they have to do, no matter what Evil that they have committed, is to run into The Arms of Divine Love, Who will guide them to the harbor of internal Peace, Through Forgiveness.

God Bless You

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