Monday Musings - Just The Facts Ma'am, Just The Facts

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These are difficult times. Even the wisdom of Solomon would be put to the test. But one obligation should always remain constant - obedience to God's law.

“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” - Matthew 10:28

"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" - Matthew 16:26

In Whom have we placed our trust -  God or man?

Sit in silence before our Lord (if your Church is unlocked), chew on the Scripture passages cited above and then ponder these facts...

We ask medical staff to risk their lives to save the physical lives of the patients in their care while limiting, preventing and or prohibiting priests from assuming the same risk to save their immortal souls.

 

We close our Churches and prevent souls from praying before the Blessed Sacrament, from offering intercessory prayers, from seeking and receiving spiritual nourishment and strength, but keep our grocery stores and takeout restaurants open to satiate our physical hunger and bodily nourishment.

We prohibit the reception of Holy Communion on the tongue and/or attendance at Mass or the administration of the Sacraments to help reduce the spread of a physical virus, but distribute the Blessed Sacrament silently to tens of thousands of souls living in an objective state of mortal sin without nary a word of caution or any concern for their spiritual well-being and eternal salvation.

We define the killing of a human being in a mother's womb as an essential service, but attendance at Mass, the reception of Holy Communion, the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Last Rites for the dying non-essential.

In Whom have we placed our trust -  God or man? What have we learned from this experience?

These are painful questions to ask - but necessary ones.