tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736427810720155529.post2203885810547848670..comments2023-08-09T07:48:53.962-04:00Comments on Bear Witness to the Light: Give Thanks For Everything To God The Father In The Name Of Our Lord Jesus Christ.Fr. John L. Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167510362871783781noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736427810720155529.post-45709668578590286332009-11-26T03:34:05.074-05:002009-11-26T03:34:05.074-05:00When I look at the slaughter of the wives and chil...When I look at the slaughter of the wives and children in Daniel and the prophecy of their slaughter in Luke, I try to understand why the punishment is so terrible. Daniel's colleagues and the instigators of the Bar Kochba revolt both used religion to justify violence in the pursuit of power. They also called someone divine who wasn't. It's as though any attempt to paganize God's religion will incur the most brutal punishment pagan governments can inflict.<br /><br />Waves are most destructive near the shore and buildings actually increase wind speed in a storm. Maybe there is a similar effect when we overstep religious boundaries.Sarah in the tenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680566205364331756noreply@blogger.com