In a world where governments are gobbling the privacy of ordinary citizens, there is something owned by every human being that is completely immune to the interference of the NSA, FBI, IRS or any other earthly agency: a powerful and always available direct line of communication that cannot be tampered with and is impossible to break.
It’s a direct line of communication with your Creator and nobody or no thing can take it away from you should you put it to use.
This direct line of communication can be tapped into from anywhere, at any time. You don’t have to wait for a Sunday to use it because the cathedral of the human heart, where it originates, can be put into use, 24-7.
That direct line to the Creator is precious, not least of all because it is the only private one left in a world that continues to rob citizens of privacy and peace of mind.
Having the prayers of others is always a Godsend. While the prayers of others can keep you buoyed up and even feeling safer in an increasingly hostile and secular world, organized prayer, or Breakfast Prayer meetings are not the only means to get in good with God.
Western governments of the day are proving they can take everything away from you--the privacy you assumed you had, your job, your family’s food, the roof over your head, your very peace of mind.
Prayers said on the darkest nights even when you are cringing beneath the bed covers, go directly to God’s ears. He knows, without your even saying so, that you are worried about what might lie ahead.
The prayers that can be used in the direct line of communication you have with your Creator need not be complicated. “Forgive me my sins”, “Jesus Christ is the True Prince of Peace” are powerful prayers.
No technology, including lap computers, iPads and not even the email can best the direct line of communication built into the human heart.
In times of trouble, the direct line of communication with your Creator is an SOS. “God help me!” is an SOS sent to the Heavens by the billions.
The answer to a prayer is not always something that can be seen. The first line of the beautiful Nicene Creed teaches us that not all that matters can be readily seen: “We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, Maker of all that is seen and unseen.”
If we believe only in what we can clearly see, then there is only the horrible human waste of a government that would deliberately tear apart a country on which the rest of the world depends.
If you need a reminder of how the Great Architect makes use of unique, think of the snowflake.
As Father Paul Nicholson so elegantly puts it in today’s homily, the last day of the year is the time to thank God for His many blessings in the last 365 days.
Never forget that the humble prayers of the humble man are most welcome in Heaven.
It is all but guaranteed that heavenly smiles are the instant replies to “Thank You for all my many blessings” prayers of gratitude.
The Bible teaches that you don’t have to be a Saint with a litany of prayers to call the Lord’s attention.
This New Year celebration falls within a year when the NSA openly spies on every day people, when the IRS has become the Army that will enforce the penalties of escaping ObamaCare, when entire industries are being shut down. But in all that is happening in the Valley of Tears, no government agency can keep you from getting to the direct line you have with your Creator.
No matter what is coming in 2014, fervent prayer offered from a sincere heart is the guiding light to take you through the darkest of days.
Take heart in knowing that It is the things that remain unseen that endure.
Judi McLeod——Bio and Archives
-- Judi McLeod, Founder, Owner and Editor of Canada Free Press, is an award-winning journalist with more than 30 years’ experience in the print and online media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared throughout the ‘Net, including on Rush Limbaugh and Fox News.
