Outrage and Silence-October 13, 2012 (Psalm 4:4)

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October 13, 2012
‘In your anger do not sin; when you are on your bed, search your heart and be silent.’ (PS 4:4)

Last Thursday was ‘coming out day’, a near holy day for the New York Times which featured a ludicrous article on how parents should do their gay kids a favor by encouraging them to come out early.

I fumed: the very ones who could guide their kids into considering a host of options are once again urged to confirm 15-year-old Jim or Sue as queer, a non-creative and destructive act if there ever was one.

I raged at the unbending bias of the New York Times, the stupidity of CA Gov. Brown for signing off on a bill to outlaw therapeutic change for teens, and a president who capped off his first life-defying term by redefining marriage.

The weakness of fasting works both ways. It can incline you to God’s purposes as quickly as it incites reactions that war against His purposes. A still small voice reminded me: ‘Obama, Brown, and the Times are not the enemy: the enemy is the enemy.’

I considered the insidious power of evil: how an alien force builds a stronghold of thoughts, line upon line, false precept upon precept, until a popular mindset is established that turns good into evil and evil into good. And I thought of all the teens out there whom the enemy has taken captive to do his will in embracing the ‘gay self’ as good, with parents and civic authorities in full cooperation.

Only Good overcomes evil. I asked God to forgive me for demonizing mere humans and asked for the grace to pray.

‘Through Your saints, manifest the Truth and Grace that sets vulnerable hearts free. Spare teens from degradation; raise up courageous, merciful healers to help liberate their progression into whole men and women.’

Join us for the next 5 days as we meditate on PS 4:4 and consider how to turn our outrage into silent, effective prayer.
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