Dearest Goddaughter (LTR-24) - Writing on the Wall

Dearest Goddaughter, 

The idiom "the writing is on the wall" is said to mean "that there are clear signs that something will fail or no longer exist" (dictionary.cambridge.org). Sometimes, we tend to ignore the "writing on the wall"  in our lives because we want to do what we want to do, no matter what the consequences might be or the people we might hurt along the way. We must not ignore the "writing on the wall" because those are the moments that God is speaking to us through the people in our lives. Our Father in heaven is guiding us away from our waywardness and back on the path that leads to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

When we ignore the "writing on the wall," we do so at our own peril. It is like in today's first reading, when King Belshazzar, son of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, while in the midst of his revelry and defilement of the "gold and silver vessels taken from the house of God in Jerusalem," saw "the fingers of a human hand appeared, writing on the plaster of the wall in the king's palace". Upon seeing this, "his face blanched; his thoughts terrified him, his hip joints shook, and his knees knocked." The prophet Daniel was brought in only to confirm what King Belshazzar already knew - that what he did with the sacred vessels, that were used by the Jewish people in their worship of God, was sacrilege.

Therefore, dearest goddaughter, in times of difficulty and challenge, turn to Jesus because our Lord promises to be with us and give us wisdom to hear his voice and make the right decisions, decisions that will lead us closer to Him. He will put people in our lives that will lead us to Him so listen to them. They will help you to see the "writing on the wall" so that you can reverse course and get back on the right path toward God.

Love,

Bỏ Phúc

P.S. These are the readings for the day: Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28 and Lk 21:12-19 (below).

. . .

Jesus said to the crowd:

"They will seize and persecute you,

they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons,

and they will have you led before kings and governors

because of my name.

It will lead to your giving testimony.

Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand,

for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking

that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute.

You will even be handed over by parents,

brothers, relatives, and friends,

and they will put some of you to death.

You will be hated by all because of my name,

but not a hair on your head will be destroyed.

By your perseverance you will secure your lives."