What does a world look like without Divine Mercy? It is not hard to see because all you need to do is to watch films. In them you see a world where evil is relentless and sin reigns. Individuals strive to redeem themselves from their past and still get no relief from the futility of existence. All one can hope to do is to postpone the inevitable dissolution and annihilation of death. For the rich and oppressive the opiate is not religion, as Karl Marx would have it as it is for the poor, it is the thought that there is no judgment nor is there any accounting for what we have done in the flesh. yet, St Paul tells us: "For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive recompense for what has been done in the body, whether good or evil." (2 Cor 6: 10) In the Letter to the Hebrews we are told: "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." (Heb 10: 31) Today's feast reassures us that the Lord Jesus, who suffered, died and was buried, is also risen and that his power is manifested most beautifully in his mercy. This is the mercy that redeems the whole of the world and is greater than any earthly power. Let us trust in him and let him speak to our hearts as he reassures us: "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living one. I was dead , but see, I am alive for ever and ever; and I have the keys of Death and of Hades." (Rev 1: 17-18)
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