"We are slow to master the great truth, that Christ is, as it were, walking among us, and by His hand, or eye, or voice, bidding us follow Him. We do not understand that His call is a thing which takes place now. We think it took place in the Apostles' days; but we do not believe in it, we do not look out for it in our own case. We have not eyes to see the Lord."
John Henry Newman, Divine Calls, Parochial Sermons 8,2
"Now that very day two of them were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. He asked them, “What are you discussing as you walk along?”
They stopped, looking downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?” And he replied to them, “What sort of things?” They said to him, “The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him. But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides all this, it is now the third day since this took place.
Some women from our group, however, have astounded us: they were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body. They came back and reported that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who announced that he was alive. Then some of those with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women had described, but him they did not see.”
And he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are. How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke. Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the scriptures. As they approached the village to which they were going, he gave the impression that he was going on farther. But they urged him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight."
Luke 24:13-31
"It will come to pass in the last days, God declares,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy;
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams."
Acts 2:17
People hear things of importance, the true words of life, but vain and petty distractions crowd them from our minds. And so we fall into a selective obedience to the Word that suits us. The only way to protect ourselves is to keep the love of neighbor as yourself, as God loves them, in your hearts. But pride is the poison of our souls, and a powerful temptation.
Donny and His Merry Banksters managed to trigger another major relief rally today, using false hopes, rumors, and innuendos to provide more opportunities for the bubble transfer of wealth.
And of course the rally flopped into the close, being constructed of vapors.
Gold was slammed in a major way, as the Dollar bounced.
Silver on the other hand had a remarkable rally.
Did I mention that there is a Comex option expiration tomorrow for the precious metals, in a contract month that is more important for silver than gold?
VIX declined a bit.
Things are unraveling slowly but in a steady, seemingly inexorable way.
Nothing good will come of this, the persecution of truth and the willful murder of innocence, an abomination that makes desolation, that causes the hearts of many to grow cold and fall away.
May God have mercy on us.
