Today I was listening to Cardinal Rigali's YouTube video on the
fifth Sunday of Lent - "Living Lent". He talks about John 8:1-11
this week-"The Woman Caught In Adultery". My previous
post dealt with a tragic event resulting from this sin.

I was reminded to not be too harsh and judgmental concerning
the woman involved with her student. I've done bad things, and
have shown poor judgement, too in my life. I'm leaving the post
at the moment-I am going to meditate on it, because I believe that
I didn't speak wrongly on the subject. Society has become too liberal
and casual in it's thinking and view of sex.

Many people have their lives in a ruin as a result of this liberal and
casual thinking and view.

I've read a few things on the issue and about victims of sexual abuse
and exploitation. It is something that I have understanding about
being a victim of sexual abuse.

It is never the victims fault.

I know that Sean was 18 years old, and might have, or should have,
known better. (Supposedly the relationship started when he was 17)
Young people/children do not have the frame of reference or life
experience to be able to all around see the consequences of their
actions, or to understand fully the wrongness of something and the
impact it might have on their lives and future. Young people do not
have the understanding of the concrete reality of death and suffering.
They have not, in many instances, developed the full capacity for
empathy.

Empathy is the ability to see something, or feel something, from
the other person's shoes-to feel and understand the pain and hurt
the other person is experiencing.

It's a learned thing.

Young people can be stimulating and fun to be around. An older
person feels young and full of life around them. It's a break from the
mundaneness, or boredom-and isolation-of the daily routine/drudge
and responsibility of life as an adult. It can be a flashback to days of
youth, and it can rejuvenate self esteem.

Young people will also argue it to the death on how grown they think
they are.

They also like money.

Adults have options and understanding that young people are not old
enough to have.

An adult will also argue it to the death how they are not 'changing life',
and how youthful they like to think they are.

Or will just simply refuse to grow up.

Both can argue how age just simply does not matter or that age is just a
number. I found out this is a wrong notion, and is called denial. I've
heard this many times, even thinking it once myself.

We are living in the days where 'wrong' is now perceived as 'right', and
'right' is perceived as 'wrong'. An age phobic society. It is in the days
where people are asserting 'self' over the well-being of others, which for
some is an all consuming pursuit. Lacking in empathy and conscience.
Abandoning home, spouse and family in that self pursuit.

The media highway promotes views without taking responsibility for the
consequences. Promotion of violence, casual and irresponsible sex, and
now given to the task of social reprogramming. (the 'state' schools now
have decided on the same vehicle.) Early sexualization is detrimental
to children, and forces them to become more mature that they rightfully
should be. Studies show this, and also show that a constant diet of
violence has terrible consequences.

Argue what you will-If you take God, and God oriented morality, out of
stuff there are horrible consequences. The Lord will then decide to be
reserved, and does not and will not protect a person from all the harm of
their evil behavior. He will not readily bless someone-or nation-who is in
the wrong, or who condones wrongdoing.

You don't have to believe me on that If you don't wish to, but just watch
and see what occurs as a result of the secularization of society. History
shows this. How many civilizations-atheistic,pagan or secular-can you
name who adopted this kind of view actually exist anymore? It was
revealed to me recently that every so often generation wise lessons
of the past have to be retaught again to the young and naive-that this
lesson has to be learned once again-why certain things are just not a
good idea to promote and allow to flourish. Why dismissing certain
things-like traditions and faith-as unnecessary/inconvenient will bring
about and encourage evil and terrible results.

Argue with me if you will, The United States has been blessed with
prosperity as a result of being a God fearing nation. It we shift off of
that position there will be consequences.

The Lord revealed to me He will give it over to someone else. Hard
lessons have been taught that way by the Lord in the past, and He is
always prepared to teach those lessons once again. He will smite down.
What He gives, He can take away and remove. He will repay.

Israel needs to take note of this as well. There are those of faith fighting
there these secular forces as well. Keep fighting the good fight.

He remembers his true remnant.

The Lord watches, and knows, these individuals and their trying to
remove Him from society, law, and who are persecuting his faithful
remnant. He has an answer for them.

Who should listen to this warning...If the shoe fits.

Time bears out all things.

(On a prior note, the state actually makes a pretty good living on sin
taxes-which they appear to forget in their hypocrisy.)

Back to my original point is that many adults have abandoned teaching
young people something of real value, and as a result are left to their
own devices. Many adults and the media highway are stealing and
negating the innocence of youth. Many young people/children are
starved for adult time-appropriate, good and positive time-and to be
shown that they are cared about.

Better security and monitoring needs to happen in this latter day
with our schools. Parents need to consider other options if their
public school can't or won't comply with that adequately. Children
fall through the cracks due mainly to inattentiveness. Guidance
Counselors need to be more assertive, especially identifying and
reaching the troubled kids. (The schools, I believe, know early on
who these kids are too.)

The Lord reminded me today to be more gentle.

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"Living Lent" - The Fifth Sunday - Cardinal Rigali
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3yXEwnYSDM&mode=related&search=
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John 8: 1-11

Jesus Forgives An Adulteress

1. Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.

2. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all
the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

3. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken
in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,

4. They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery,
in the very act.

5. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned;
but what sayest thou?

6. This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse
him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the
ground, as though he heard them not.

7. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and
said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first
cast a stone at her.

8. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

9. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own
conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even
unto the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing
in the midst.

10. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the
woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine
accusers? hath no man condemned thee?

11. She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither
do I condemn thee; go, and sin no more.

The Criswell Study Bible-Authorized King James Version

http://christiananswers.net/bible/john8.html