Do you want us to call down fire to consume them! These are the words of the disciples to Jesus when they face obstacles and opposition.
Interesting fact about today's feast: st lawerence ruiz.
He was martyred in Nagasaki, Japan.
Nagasaki, Japan is the place where fire came down when the Bomb was dropped.
In Nagasaki we see how man deals with man. Violence seems to be the answer when concupiscence is exposed.
Yet Jesus shows us another way.
He refuses to let violence be the answer. Rather than destroy he allows himself to be destroyed. It is this destruction that brings peace. This is the life of a martyr, to be consumed like an offering so that in the offering grace falls down.
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