Homily on the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost.
Another year gone so quickly. It has been difficult for all of us given the situations we have contended with; however, we have come out the other end still strong in the faith and now await in eager anticipation for the birth of the Immaculate one! (Emmanuel – God with us!)
Over the years I have listened to people explain what they believe the true meaning of Christmas is all about and it never ceases to amaze me that the birth of Jesus is never on the list!
Sadly, satan has done an incredible job in turning the birth of Christ into Santa, reindeers, gifts and the list goes on; as he (satan) has done with Holy Pascha in turning it into the easter bunny that pops out chocolate eggs from its backside!
Please don’t misunderstand, I'm not saying that we shouldn’t allow our children to believe in santa or the easter bunny; we mustn't deprive our children of their childhood imagination.
However, our children must know what the season is first and for most about whether it be Christmas or Easter.
Thus, this is what we get when the institutional church is run by Muppets; the faithful aren't nurtured in the faith which means they can't teach the children the truth; thus, worldly affairs take over the agenda just like communism did especially in Russia.
Therefore, for the majority of the Western world, Christmas has just become another excuse to spend money on outdoing one another on the fancy ornaments, flashy lights and over the top decor! It is also an excuse for the family to come together and share a meal, exchange gifts and many times be fake to one another - were after a few drinks a family member is sent to the emergency room with glass in their head!
Of course, this is an over dramatized scenario, however this is what happens when humanity turns something Holy into the unholy – all hell breaks loose in all senses of the fraise.
Yesteryear, the family would attend the midnight service and acclaim “Christ is born - Glorify Him! Nowadays, people encircle a Christmas tree and wait until midnight to open gifts. The child that incarnated Himself so as to one day die on the cross in order that we may not die to death (evil) has been totally forgotten and taken for granted!
Just as everyone denied the Holy family a room at the inn or a bed for Him (Jesus) to be born in, so too all these years later are people denying the Christ child a room or a bed within their hearts so that He (Jesus) may come to rest!
Yet even after all this He (Jesus) still loves us and is always ready with arms wide open in case we come to our senses and return into His loving embrace.
You see the reason why Jesus was born then died for us was simply because of love! Love truly conquers all! Not even the foulest of demons can contend with true love that stems from God. It is also the reason why Christ tells us to love one another because when we do so we are protecting each other from evil in its vastness.
Moreover, to those who have lost the true meaning of Christmas and being a Christian in general, one only need to place themselves in the shoes of the Theotokos so to speak. I'm sure any mother would say something along these lines.
“Not one person provided shelter for me to bring my baby into this world! This child took flesh of my flesh, bone of my bone, blood of my blood! He is the reason that I breath! He thus came of His own will for the salvation of the world!
I have loved, watched and nurtured Him until He was taken from me. My baby boy was born so that humanity would arrest Him! Beat Him up until He was black and blue! They then tortured Him so badly that He was disfigured and on the brink of death!
He then opened His arms as to embrace all upon the cross on which He was nailed too! Then I watched my baby boy take His last breath and leave this world – why? So that via His death the world would no longer be subject to death; having a final chance to reconcile itself to Him!
Therefore, will it really be going out of ones way to make a small effort for my baby who has come to be born and slain for our sake? Is wishing Him a happy birthday and make room for Him within your hearts so He has a place to rest His little precious head such a hard thing to do; especially after He endured all that for us?”
Thus, these days when it’s a child's birthday the parents do anything and everything to make sure their child has the time of their little life. To anyone who wishes to get in the way of a mother planning her child's birthday, I'd get out of the way if I were them because she’ll run right through the person!
Hence, if all mothers are driven to make their child's day perfect because of love why would it be different for the Mother of God? Watching the world blatantly disregard the birth of Her baby would break Her heart; especially because He has come as the Immaculate calf which will be slain at the appointed time for the world's sins!
Now I would like to change topic and briefly talk about covid 19 vaccination and conspiracy theories.
There are many people who are for or against the vaccine which is totally fair because this is a free country after all and everyone is entitled to their opinion.
However, for the religious conspiracy theorists out there that claim that the vaccination will wipe out the world and it will control our minds; making us do whatever the government wants to do with us.
What ever happened to God being all powerful and Almighty? So, the covid 19 shot that is supposedly meant to kill or control us has power over God? Does not God have ultimate power? Or are we saying that man has power over God? It just does not jell or make any sense!
Ok for the sake of the argument let's say that these theorists are correct in what they say and it is an attempt for the government to wipe out the population. In the past when people remained faithful and prayerful didn’t God, the Theotokos or the Angelic hosts protect them from whatever it was that was the issue at hand – famine, disease, plague and so forth.
God never abandons His children just like a mother never abandons her child in times of danger but will risk her life in order to save her child's. We have all heard the expression “over my dead body” well Jesus literally died so that evil could not have a hold over us in eternity!
Therefore, to the mad clergy out there who are telling their parishioners not to get the vaccine because of whatever the reason may be, you are indirectly teaching them that man is above God!
Thus, this type of attitude also ties into your huge egos because you have turned the house of Christ into your own little fan club; feeding off of poor and helpless souls who have placed their trust in you!
The anxiety and spiritual schizophrenia you so called clergymen are causing innocent people is endless. After these people lose their jobs because they cannot work without a vaccine or lose all contact with others, are you going to pick these people up and get them back up on their feet?
I don’t think so. You'll palm them off to the mental hospital just as always; creating havoc and washing your hands clean of any evolvement! Just as the Jews did to Jesus in justifying His death! How do you clowns sleep at night?
In conclusion, let us pray that God sends us good teachers (clergy) of the faith so that future generations don’t need to worry about being misled by clowns and lastly let us place our trust in God at all times. If we live and abide in Him an injection is the least of our concerns.
Through the prayers of the Theotokos and Her spouse Joseph, Lord Jesus Christ our God have mercy on us and save us!
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