Good companions do much to form people in what is good. But, how can we convert the bad if we ourselves do not know what constitutes good? Many follow the current of least resistance. Today that is a rushing tide dominated by a secular humanism and bad companions. A Christian society has faced a genuine eclipse or collapse. The cliché has taken hold, “If everybody is doing it, it must be okay!” Like lemmings jumping off a cliff to their deaths or rushing into the sea to drown, many play a game of follow the leader. Everyone wants to fit in. Behind the troubles of our times remains a spiritual agency, the devil. Extending from the beginning to the end of time and the consummation, Satan has his hand in the mix. Whenever there is a vacuum left open by the absence of grace, he quickly infests the space.
We must ask ourselves, are we interested in what the Lord offers us? Do we really appreciate the gifts he holds out to those who believe in him and love him? Who or what is the Lord of our life? I wonder if we give sufficient consideration that while we are made in the image of God, we are not God. It is true that our Lord takes our nature in becoming a man, but he remains a divine Person, not human. We are likely too quick to assume we understand his unique psychology. This is probably most true in our assessment of the Divine Mercy as it relates to the Divine Justice. The latter in past generations was understood as the Wrath of God. Within this “wrath” there is nothing of the sin of anger by the same name. It is not out-of-control or disproportionate to the cause of righteous indignation. Like two shades or colors placed alongside each other in a painting project, it is the vast disparity between what God would have us be and become, compared to the actual truth of our identity and how we think and behave. It is not so much that the changeless God is moved to anger but rather his justice is stirred toward our failure to rightly employ our freedom in becoming saints. God’s providence will be accomplished. However, within this wonderful and terrible mystery, some will cooperate with grace and others will not. A few will know the gift of salvation and many will invite damnation.
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