Thursday

 Mattathias gets enraged when told to sacrifice to a false diety and then this happens ...1 Maccabees 2:15-29

Jesus cries over Jerusalem and predicts its fate Luke 19:41-44

An anonymous person accused me yesterday of being judgemental and hypocritically pious. It stung a bit. Personally I think that when people are presented with the truth in Scripture they judge themselves; this causes incongruity and internal confict so they lash out. Don't kill the messenger please.

As I sat down in the chapel to pray the rosary yesterday I heard the teacher in the main church telling the children to be respectful of where they are and keep silence. Then she played some children's Christian songs very loudly. There was just myself and another lady in the chapel but it is a bit unfortunate that they always leave the speaker connected in the chapel which is intended for Sunday Mass so the people at the back can hear. It makes prayer there all but impossible. But I offered up my intent to God; I presume that the Holy Spirit, the Father and the Son and the BVM understood and my path will be lit with a few more glowing Hail Marys when I leave this earth.

My friend from Feilding is coming 'down' next weekend week. Why is the Arctic the top? Do people in Glasgow go down to London? I think so. RBB goes down to Moera from an elevation of several hundred metres. Yet he probably says he's going across to the Hutt! TC has travelled over some hills and back to sea level to get to Wellington. I wouldn't be surprised if he goes against convention saying he has travelled elliptically around the curviture of the earth! He's brighter than most of us after all.

Have you ever wondered why swiping left on your phone has no function attached to it? 

Have fun, and don't sin or swipe left.