satan's fear

The devil is really terrified.
He's really terrified that people will spend Christmas thinking about the birth of Jesus Christ in the world and in their hearts.
He's really terrified.
That's why he engineered the murders of children in America this week.
It's why he works so hard to get people to commit suicide.
It's why he wants me to hate Muslims.
If for even a moment our hearts are touched by the beauty of God, our heaven would begin right now here on earth.
All the creation is calling to us.
The glorious signature of God in every created thing.
People.
Cultures.
Animals.
Spirituality.
Rabbi Dalin.
Faith.
Hope.
Love.
Anthony Flew.
David Bentley Hart.
Philosophies generally.
Atheism.
Rationo empirical conceptions of the universe.
Richard Dawkins.
Lucia Lozano.
Chiara Tosto.
Evgenia Tarasova.
Beautiful Judith.
The universe itself.
Music.
Languages.
Friends.
Enemies becoming friends.
Prayer.
Prayer for friends.
Prayer for enemies.
Spiritual ecstasy.
Trees.
The stars.
The Wicklow Mountains.
Rome.
The colour blue.
Any colour.
A side street in Dublin.
The guy diving into the river to save his rabbit and the fire brigade saving both him and the rabbit.
Everything.
Everything proclaims the truth of God.
Everything liberates us eternally with the light of love.
The devil has to work awful hard to stop us noticing.
Otherwise this war would be over tonight.


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(Originally published 14th December 2012)