The Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord: Day 31 of the Lenten Fast: "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you" Scripture 1st Reading: Is7:10-14;8:10; Responsorial Psalm: Ps40:7-11; 2nd Reading: Heb10:4-10; Gospel Acclamation: Jn1:14; Gospel: Lk1:26-38 The height of God's engagement At the appointed time, decided by God in His inscrutable wisdom, after humanity had been under the throes of sin and death, and satan had held sway from the foundation of the world, God acted and brought relief and remedy to beleaguered and traumatized humanity. This was the highest expression of the love of God; it was God assuring us that He had not forgotten humanity and that He was prepared to apply the greatest remedy for our collective shame and fall from grace to grass, from holiness to sin. At the appointed time, God sent the Angel Gabriel to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man, whose name was Joseph, and t...
So, I was relaying the story that the great, gentle bearded one told me. I had almost forgotten about it because I got tied to many earthly things. In fact, I haven't been able to go beyond the lowest firmament lately. So, there was nothing to remind me of it. The bearded one told me of the days of the Big Apple and of John. That John the father was such a great influence. He told me about other cats he looked up to and how they helped to shape him into a Pharaoh. He told me about others in line. He told me about Albert. He told me about Olatunji Concert and the Afrocentric atmosphere in the land. Afterwards things got better, then worse, then better again. Life was good and challenging. He mentioned his eternal rescue for peace and tranquility in a turbulent world. He talked about spirituality and sublimeness. He was always close to his maker. He spoke of the years of rashness, of boisterousness and belligerence, and of exacerbations and exhilarations, especially on set. He rememb...
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