Jesus, I Trust in You

As we observe our world and our concerns, I often wonder what Jesus is thinking. Our concerns must seem so petty at times. We get caught up in politics, pleasure seeking, and many other distractions that remove our focus from more important matters. What could our Lord Jesus be thinking about what occupies all our time?

We can surely imagine that the salvation of souls is the first thing. The very first Commandment should be our guiding light for all our actions. If this becomes truly our goal, we need to place ourselves in Jesus' heart. Only then can we really know how to conduct ourselves in our daily lives and diligently follow God's will.

Jesus is the savior of all mankind. If we love Him then we should love our fellow man, and there is no greater love than we can give, than to help humanity to get home to Heaven. Earth is not our home, and we are all here in exile. We need to forget ourselves, roll-up our sleeves and start getting serious about where we are all headed and find ways to help Jesus to save the human race.

The world's populace has generally lost a sense of sin. Most of mankind has lost the fear of the Lord. This is pitiful because Scriptures tell us the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Simply put, we are not as wise as we think we are. We all need to wake up and take note.

It doesn't take a genius to sense the sign of the times that Jesus spoke about. There are many other indications that some of us might have not been paying attention to. One of these most important signs was given to us through Pope John Paul II.

Pope John Paul died on a feast that Jesus said would be the last hope of salvation. If that comes as a surprise to you, you haven't been paying close attention. It was the vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday in 2005. It had been just five years since he had established that Feast of Mercy indicating that he had fulfilled the will of Christ.

The mere fact that a pontiff would establish a new feast should be enough for us to take heed and learn everything about it. It is time for us to end the imprudence and the ignorance and get real serious about saving souls from the eternal fires of Hell.