of Pentecost, and so
powerful was the
gospel that Peter,
and the other
apostles taught,
that the numbers
of Christian converts
grew with each
passing day.
Not only did they
preach the good
news of Christ’s death,
burial, and resurrection,
and open up the Old
Testament scriptures
to the people of Israel,
but they also healed
many sick people,
in those early days
after the death of Jesus.
Gandhi took uponhimself the evil of India,not in a spirit of masochismor with the spiritualfrivolity of self-punishmentthat believes itselfto have a magicefficacy over sin.
these parents forbothering the Lord.However, thisangered Jesus greatly,and we read thatHe said, ‘Leave thechildren alone,and don’t try tostop them fromcoming to Me,because the kingdomof heaven is madeup of littleones like these.’
Our lifespanhardly lastsa blink of thecosmic eye.So it is not surprisingthat we are ratheralienated by the ideaof an endless universethat has always been there.
experience of lack of lovethat affects you deeplyand make you hard-heartedcan lead you toa ‘valley of lifeless bones’.When the life seems bleakand you don’t feelany kind of enthusiasm,life drags on and on,you reach the ‘valley of dry bones’.Then you have to pray.Step to the Holy Altar of God.Kneel down in deep humility.Raise your hands and…
after lifein the writingsof Confuciusand Lao-Tze,and in thepreaching ofTirthankaraand Buddha;they appearin the poetryof Homer andin the tragediesof Euripidesand Sophocles,as they do inthe philosophicalwritings ofPlato and Aristotle
to stay in the anger.However, whenwe stay angry,we can avoidgoing into thoseharder placesthat involve theimpact of the betrayal.The same waya war veteranis traumatizedin combat,a person canbe traumatizedby someonethey cared about.Staying in angercan kill your health.
