Mark 1:3 “A Voice Crying In The Desert”
A
voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make
straight his paths.
By: Eric Gajewski
Christ is coming! Christ is
coming! This was the message of St. John
crying out from the desert. It was a
voice which was heard due to his godly living.
We all should have the same hope for people to embrace our message of
accepting Christ and His doctrine. It is
a Voice which cries out from the silence and solitude of the desert. For it is here in the desert that a soul
accustoms itself to being quiet and attentively waiting upon the Voice of the
Lord. Our Lord testifies to St. John’s
holiness. It was a voice which was
preparing the hearts of men but can there be any such voice today heard amongst
all the modern noise? Modern man has so
distracted himself that he cannot find the time necessary to wait upon the
Lord. This is a big problem of
course. Man seemingly will not turn to
God unless there is first a “problem”.
Rather than wait for that day why not listen to the voice of the one
crying out in the desert exclaiming yet again the King is coming.
Second coming, the Eucharistic reign
of Our Lord. We see in the Apocalypse,
that, the Church, is taken out of sight of the world (Apoc. 12:14), for a short
season (in the Great Tribulation). We will
enter into the desert preparing our hearts for the Triumph of the Immaculate
Heart/Universal Reign of Christ. Soon
churches will be shut down and during the Great Tribulation the Sacrifice shall
seemingly cease altogether. We will be
in one “giant lent”, if you will, for three and half years and it is most
needed. We need to learn to better
prepare our hearts for the coming of the Lord in the Eucharist. How many of us take ample time to truly
reflect upon this great mystery and gift.
To contemplate all that God has given to us is something we need His
grace for. He came giving only Himself
and this is truly all we need but why don’t we act like this on a daily
basis? Why are we so attached to “things”
which have nothing to do with our relationship with God? It is for this reason that this “giant lent”
experience is coming for the Church. Our
hearts must match our voice. We must be
crying out from within. We all need to
do a better job in preparing our minds, hearts and bodies for the Lord. Where the Body shall be so there also the
eagles be gathered.
Panis Angelicus - Eucharistic Gregorian Chant
Austere life coming? Who knows what the days ahead may hold. Perhaps, we too, will be eating bugs like St.
John. It is anyone’s guess what the
landscape will look like for food as the Apocalypse forewarns us of the great
famine to come. Having said this, Christ
is our Food. This is what every eagle awaits
for, that is, to be truly fed spiritually.
Eagles only eat upon those things alive.
Thus, we eat of Christ Who is Love and Who is ALIVE forevermore. He is our Source. He is the One who will keep us fed in the
great desert to come. We must keep our
wings spread in faith and hope and harken to hear His Voice. Mortify your senses and get your passions
under control now through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Start detaching your heart now and live modestly
and simply.
The time is near at hand repent and
believe (Mark 1:15)! Harken heareth an
eagle speak! That time is coming
therefore do not delay your salvation any longer. St. John and Christ made the desert a home
for a season and thus must we too. Do
not think yourself so lofty so as to think you will escape it for you shall
not. St. John and Christ went willfully
but many will not. There are too many
still enjoying this world. There are
still too many saying I shall sin today and ask for forgiveness tomorrow. Nature would have you delay your
conversion. Christ wants your whole
heart therefore He needs your full attention in prayer. You will learn a lot about yourself and God
in the desert. There is no “permission
slip” granted by God to get you out of this experience and it has been
pre-ordained for the Church as a whole to go through it in these endtimes.
The Preaching of St. John the Baptist by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
A man, who is, distracted, by the loud
volume, of his fancy new TV, can and never will hear that Voice crying out in
the desert. If you listen closely Christ
is knocking upon the doors of the hearts of men but who can hear? Modern man needs to slow his life down
through this vast desert experience. In
order for the Church to be purified it too must go through this desert
experience so we can deepen our faith in these mysteries of God. Than we can appreciate them more in the “Promised Land” to come. Yea, the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart or
the Eucharistic Reign of Christ is not so far off. Therefore, appreciate what you have now in
terms of Sacraments for even this will be taken away (largely) to further purify the
hearts of churchmen. Do not take life
nor God for granted. For it is with each
breath we get that comes through God’s grace.
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