Matthew 10:26-33

Meditatio (Reflecting)

Therefore do not be afraid of them. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known.

Oratio (Responding)

At the end of time gods justice will be know by all. The reason that those that make it to heaven and those that make it to hell, will be known by all, and god’s justice will finally be understood by all. As it is now, we cannot understand why anyone would choose hell, over heaven, but as mother mary said in Fatima, that souls are falling into hell like snow falls on the ground, so this means that many will not make it to heaven, and as such we know that many choose hell instead. why? most likely pride, but also love of power, and possesions. but we are taught that hell is not a punishment, it is a choice that one makes of their own free will and knowledge. People dont end up in hell by accident, or because they made a wrong turn. they are there because they cannot fathom living the life of service and humility that heaven demands of us. And at the final judgement this will all become clear to everyone, all at once. I dont know how, but God is God, and he can do anything. even vulcan mind meld with allsouls all at once. That will be and extraodrinary day, and while I am not excited to see that day, it will be one for the ages.

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And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

This passage is very confusing. We are told by many scholars that god does not (but more importantly will not) destroy souls. God is the author of things that are good, true and beautiful. Your soul was created by god good, and as such god cannot and will not destroy something good. So then our minds naturally ask, who is it that can destroy body and soul in Gehenna? Is it the devil? There are many scholars that hold this position, and it is not a bad position to hold, but it holds one flaw. The devil is a created being as well. He does not have the power to destroy souls. He can lie, and tempt, and lead souls down the road to destruction but he is not the final arbiter of that end. So who is the one that can destroy body and soul in Gehenna. Well my friend bruce explained it to me like this. We humans have free will. We can freely choose good and we can freely choose evil. We can believe lies, or rest in the truth. We can prefer the ugly over the beautiful. We humans, in our free will have the complete control over the final disposition of our body and souls. The body and the soul are a composite, one cannot exist without the other. If we corrupt our souls, our bodies will be damaged as well. When we damage our bodies our souls art hurt as well. So we are the ones that can destroy our own bodies and souls in Gehenna. So this is another high call, we must take care of our bodies so that our souls can flourish, and we have to guard what we let into our souls, so that are bodies can be the best version of ourselves.

Contemplatio (Contemplating)

Take time to simply remain in the presence of God.

Resolutio (Resolving)

Oh lord help me today to make a resolution to take better care of my body so that the good I put into it matches the good that I feed my soul. Amen.