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Pope Benedict XVI, Shepherd of Truth is designed as a bulletin insert
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Revelation 15:1-4, Psalm 98, Luke 21:12-19
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PRAISE IN PERSECUTION
People "will manhandle and persecute you." —Luke 21:12
"Anyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus can expect to be
persecuted" (2 Tm 3:12). The Lord wants us to expect persecution. This
expectation prepares and arms us for spiritual warfare (1 Pt 4:1). To help
us expect persecution, the Lord has told us we will be manhandled,
persecuted, arrested, and brought to trial because of our love for Him (Lk
21:12). We will "be delivered up" even by our "parents, brothers,
relatives and friends," and some of us will be put to death (Lk 21:16).
We often react to the "good news" of persecution with denial, fear, or
sadness. However, the Lord wants us to stand erect and hold our heads high
(Lk 21:28). He wants us to be like Paul and Silas, who prayed and sang
hymns in the midst of suffering persecution (Acts 16:25). Even at the time
of the mass apostasy and as the seven final plagues are poured out on this
earth (Rv 15:1), we should be "full of joy" for having "been judged worthy
of ill-treatment for the sake of the Name" (Acts 5:41).
Under any conditions, we can sing: "Mighty and wonderful are Your works,
Lord God Almighty! Righteous and true are Your ways, O King of the
nations!" (Rv 15:3) In persecution, we will shout with all the angels and
saints: "Alleluia! The Lord is King, our God, the Almighty! Let us rejoice
and be glad, and give Him glory! For this is the wedding day of the Lamb"
(Rv 19:6-7). Praise Him always and with special enthusiasm when you're
privileged to be persecuted.
Prayer: Father, judge me worthy to be persecuted.
Promise: "Since You alone are holy, all nations shall come and worship in
Your presence." —Rv 15:4
Praise: James gets up early to go to Mass before he goes to work.
(For a related teaching, order our leaflet, "Spiritual Warfare," or on
audio AV 57-3 or video V-57.)
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†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
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