To the point of death

THE WORD AND THE SAINT

February 5, 2025 - Remembering St. Agatha 

Hebrews 12: 4-7, 11-15; Mark 6: 1-6 

One of the surest of attributes we have for God, is that God is omnipotent, there is nothing impossible for God. But the famous, or infamous, question that remains is, if God is "all" mighty, then how is there so much evil in the world, and how is there so much ungodliness there in? The answer is not totally strange to us too: it is the free will that we are given with, as part of our nature. 

But the challenge continues - how are we going to make this will of ours correspond to what God wants of us? It is a life-stuggle... and not just a struggle all life, but a struggle to the point of death. There are so many things that would take our focus away, our hearts astray and our determination down the drain. 

We should not really worry about it, because the Lord is training us! Apart from not losing our hearts and letting our knees droop, we could block that work of God in another way - by closing our hearts to the Lord. With an open heart, determined will and peace-loving spirit, we shall always remain sons and daughters of the Lord! 

Just as St. Agatha, the martyr we remember today or any other martyr for that matter, the life style we just spoke of, takes real effort, an effort right to the point of death.