“The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices, to be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill, and suspicion can destroy.” ~ Rod Serling
Fear of the people who live on the other side of the hill constructs a delusional picture of human beings who appear different, the result of human prejudice creating mind filling imagery of the stranger whose appearance among us might well inspire an over reaction based on nothing more than perception that "they" are different.
How each of us responds to our daily trials will more often, or not determine the success, or failure of our strategies to cope with, and surmount the challenges that confront every member of the human race.
Panic and despair are the predictable immediate reactions of very many people when facing life's adversities with the emotions taking charge, and reason consigned to the pending tray.
As a primary school boy Rod Serling's television series "The Twilight Zone" assisted me to understand that the human person can easily surrender to our fears, leading us down a lonely alley into disaster, a cul de sac of no return where the shadows of despair reign, and common sense is consigned to the refuse bin.
Proverbs 8 NIV
12 “I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion. 13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. 14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight, I have power.
When in those moments of deepest distress we call upon the help of Our Father there is an immediate awareness that He intervenes through our innermost inspiration to set us on a path that will resolve all our pressing dilemmas.
Rod Serling served with the United States Army in The Pacific during the Second World War learning that his wounds were visible, and invisible to the human eye. Serling reminds us that the past mistakes of the human race need to be displayed for the benefit of future generations to prevent a replay, particularly referencing the extermination camp at Dachau.
“They must remain standing because they are a monument to a moment in time when some men decided to turn the Earth into a graveyard. Into it they shoveled all of their reason, their logic, their knowledge, but worst of all, their conscience. And the moment we forget this, the moment we cease to be haunted by its remembrance, then we become the gravediggers.”~Rod Serling
When we rely upon Our Father to assist us with our daily misfortunes there grows an understanding that we could be the stranger alone in a foreign land seeking assistance, and grateful that The Good Samaritan stopped to lend us a helping hand.
"Many men in this world afflict the Lord. I desire souls to console Him to soften the anger of the Heavenly Father. I wish, with my Son, for souls who will repair by their suffering and their poverty for the sinners and ingrates."
"In order that the world might know His anger, the Heavenly Father is preparing to inflict a great chastisement on all mankind. With my Son I have intervened so many times to appease the wrath of the Father. I have prevented the coming of calamities by offering Him the sufferings of the Son on the Cross, His Precious Blood, and beloved souls who console Him forming a cohort of victim souls. Prayer, penance and courageous sacrifices can soften the Father's anger. I desire this also from your community...that it love poverty, that it sanctify itself and pray in reparation for the ingratitude and outrages of so many men.
October 13, 1973
"As I told you, if men do not repent and better themselves, the Father will inflict a terrible punishment on all humanity. It will be a punishment greater than the deluge, such as one will never seen before. Fire will fall from the sky and will wipe out a great part of humanity, the good as well as the bad, sparing neither priests nor faithful. The survivors will find themselves so desolate that they will envy the dead. The only alms which will remain for you will be the Rosary and the Sign left by My Son. Each day recite the prayers of the Rosary. With the Rosary, pray for the Pope, the bishops and priests."
Sobering stuff....not hard to imagine Our Lady is referring to nuclear war...
Pete
--Previous Message-- : “The tools of conquest do not necessarily : come with bombs and explosions and fallout. : There are weapons that are simply thoughts, : attitudes, prejudices, to be found only in : the minds of men. For the record, prejudices : can kill, and suspicion can destroy.” ~ Rod : Serling : : Fear of the people who live on the other : side of the hill constructs a delusional : picture of human beings who appear : different, the result of human prejudice : creating mind filling imagery of the : stranger whose appearance among us might : well inspire an over reaction based on : nothing more than perception that : "they" are different. : : How each of us responds to our daily trials : will more often, or not determine the : success, or failure of our strategies to : cope with, and surmount the challenges that : confront every member of the human race. : : Panic and despair are the predictable : immediate reactions of very many people when : facing life's adversities with the emotions : taking charge, and reason consigned to the : pending tray. : : As a primary school boy Rod Serling's : television series " The Twilight : Zone" assisted me to understand that : the human person can easily surrender to our : fears, leading us down a lonely alley into : disaster, a cul de sac of no return where : the shadows of despair reign, and common : sense is consigned to the refuse bin. : : Proverbs 8 NIV : : 12 “I, wisdom, dwell together with : prudence; : I possess knowledge and discretion. : 13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil; : I hate pride and arrogance, : evil behavior and perverse speech. : 14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine; : I have insight, I have power. : : When in those moments of deepest distress we : call upon the help of Our Father there is an : immediate awareness that He intervenes : through our innermost inspiration to set us : on a path that will resolve all our pressing : dilemmas. : : Rod Serling served with the United States : Army in The Pacific during the Second World : War learning that his wounds were visible, : and invisible to the human eye. Serling : reminds us that the past mistakes of the : human race need to be displayed for the : benefit of future generations to prevent a : replay, particularly referencing the : extermination camp at Dachau. : : “They must remain standing because they : are a monument to a moment in time when some : men decided to turn the Earth into a : graveyard. Into it they shoveled all of : their reason, their logic, their knowledge, : but worst of all, their conscience. And the : moment we forget this, the moment we cease : to be haunted by its remembrance, then we : become the gravediggers.” ~Rod Serling : : When we rely upon Our Father to assist us : with our daily misfortunes there grows an : understanding that we could be the stranger : alone in a foreign land seeking assistance, : and grateful that The Good Samaritan stopped : to lend us a helping hand. : : end : : : : : : : : :
False news
Posted by Alex Caughey on March 21, 2018, 6:32 pm, in reply to "Not optimistic..."
It is no coincidence that Japan was on the receiving end of two atomic bombs in 1945 leading observers on the "Akita prophecy" to comment that paranoid speculations may well be the cause of the alleged visions.
Given all the conflicting information, in 1999 Christian Order, a British Catholic magazine, sent a formal query to the apostolic nuncio in Japan, Archbishop Ambrose de Paoli. He replied: “The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has asked me to respond to your query re: Akita. ... The Holy See has never given any kind of approval to either the events or messages of Akita.”
It appears, then, that Akita is not an approved apparition and the apocalyptic warnings we have read recently are not “worthy of belief.”