Local News
Letter To The Editor
Published: March 5, 2009
To the Editor:
There are a lot of Catholics who are very upset and worried that the world is spinning out of control and that those who are not Christian, who do not believe in Christian morality, but rather choose hedonism and expediency, are gaining mastery of our existence. I think that this feeling has been brought on by the recent election, giving rise to the feeling that “we are not in the majority.” People are acting as if they have to rally, to organize, to marshal a force, to send postcards. And certainly we do have to stand up for what is right, but panic is not warranted and overt actions on a large scale are not the only answer. If we think that, we are not being faithful.
We need to remember that time only exists for us, not for God. God sees all of human existence as a finished tapestry, a complete instant. We cannot see the tapestry as a whole, but we know how it ends. Christ Himself told us many times and it was completely revealed in (the Book of) Revelation. God wins! We also need to remember that the period of history in which we are living, and which is upsetting us, is only an instant in this tapestry of time. None of us knows the role that the thin thread of our lives plays in the spinning of God’s plan, so all each of us can do is to live each day in dedication to the two great commandments: Love God completely and love your neighbor.
If each of us does what Christ asked of us each day, then we must have faith that we are taking part in the progress of God’s movement towards victory over evil and the coming of the Kingdom. . … Maybe you don’t organize a march or make a speech to thousands, but something you say or do is seen or overheard by a young person and it somehow changes their life and they go on to change many lives. You are a part of God’s plan. You, the way you are, not you doing some magnificent feat that is completely outside your nature.
When Christ discovered his followers frightened and panic-stricken, overcome by a storm and tossed by turbulence, he said, “Take courage, it is I. Do not be afraid.” He is saying the same to us now.
John Lowery, Johns Creek
