Wisdom 13:1-9, Psalm 19:2-5, Luke 17:26-37
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HEY, STUPID!
"For all men were by nature foolish." —Wisdom 13:1
People can be so stupid that they appreciate God's creatures without
appreciating God the Creator (Wis 13:9). The people of Noah's time and
those of Sodom and Gomorrah were so stupid and out of touch with reality
that they were totally unprepared for disaster (see Lk 17:27-30).
It's easy to recognize the stupidities throughout history and in other
people. We can't imagine how anyone could be immoral and stupid enough to
try to justify slavery or the genocide advocated by the Third Reich; yet,
we have our own stupidities. For example, those who justify abortion by
denying the humanity of the fetus are operating from a medieval biology.
It is scientifically proven that we become human beings at the moment of
conception. Furthermore, those who advocate "safe sex" are stupidly
denying not only sin and possible eternal damnation, but also the amply
documented psychological and social devastation resulting from sex outside
of marriage. Moreover, we have various fanciful, stupid, and unscientific
notions by which we try to justify homosexual activity and ignore the
abortifacient action of "the pill."
History suggests strongly that human beings are naturally stupid. As
Socrates said: "The wisest person knows that he doesn't know." Malcolm
Muggeridge said: "There are some ideas so preposterous that only an
intellectual will believe them." Therefore, we need God's revelation
through the Bible and the Church. Otherwise, we are cursed to walk, live,
and think in darkness.
Prayer: Jesus, Light and Truth, I would never know life without You. I
worship You.
Promise: "Whoever tries to preserve his life will lose it; whoever loses
it will keep it." —Lk 17:33
Praise: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini recognized the need for true Christian
education and spent her vocation working to bring it to fruition.
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