
Introduction: In many parts of the Christian Faith Holy Saturday is remembered or celebrated as the day that Christ descends into Hell to rescue those souls held captive there since ‘the beginning of the World’ and in my own interpretation to say to Satan ‘They are not all yours. No matter what you do, there will always be My Father’s Mercy and Love’.
The day marks Jesus’ triumph by His Sacrifice on the Cross.
For further information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Saturday.
Foreword:
Even the most phlegmatic, the most relativistic, the most casual, the most un-theological, the most occasional reader of The Bible, Christian can ‘get the message’ and feel the need to testify. ‘Holy Saturday’- now here’s a day when it is likely to happen.
Without Fear and Complete Trust in God, The Father; God The Son and God The Holy Spirit I affirm.
To those of the LGBT+ community who are vilified and slurred
We, The Christians of True Messages of The Gospels are with You
To those of different races who are discriminated against because of the colour of their skin or culture
We, The Christians of True Messages of The Gospels are with You
To those who have journeyed to new lands and now face persecution, expulsion or imprisonment.
We, The Christians of True Messages of The Gospels are with You
To those whose gender is not Male and are mocked and told they are lesser folk
We, The Christians of True Messages of The Gospels are with You
To those who because of the inequalities of Societies suffer poverty and maybe without homes
We, The Christians of True Messages of The Gospels are with You
To those who risk their own well being, even lives in the pursuit of Compassion, Respect and Intolerance.
We, The Christians of True Messages of The Gospels are with You
To those women who live under the threat or burden of unexpected pregnancies and suffer myriad fears and doubts of their own and those imposed upon them.
We, The Christians of True Messages of The Gospels are with You
To those who seek paths to God along different paths to our own while embracing Compassion, Respect and Tolerance.
We, The Christians of True Messages of The Gospels are with You
To those who live in fear and doubt of The Present and The Future and feel their Hope slipping away.
We, The Christians of True Messages of The Gospels are with You
To those who have no faith in a Supreme Being but believe and work for in Compassion, Respect and Tolerance and do not mock or revile others for their beliefs.
We, The Christians of True Messages of The Gospels are with You
To those vulnerable and who in these days are suffering violence, abuse and cruelty in all their many forms
We, The Christians of True Messages of The Gospels are with You
We, The Christians of True Messages of The Gospels, acknowledging our own flaws, weaknesses, sometimes waywardness and yes sins, We are with You. Our efforts at times may seem insufficient and there will be times when we fall short. But in our hearts We Are Always With You.
(If you do feel I have left a group or community important to you. My apologies)
I hope these messages will be of some measure of comfort. I now must away to a far harder task. To pray for the souls of those who have fallen into the snares of those groups who use Biblical Teachings and images of Our Lord Jesus Christ to promote their agendas of Intolerance, Cruelty, Suffering, Impoverishment, Prejudice, Ignorance and Greed.
For Our Lord Jesus Christ even in His agony on the Cross said (in the English Translation)
‘Father Forgive Them. They Know Not What They Do,’
Take care and my best wishes to you all.
Roger (UK)