Demons among Us

   We are bombarded at all times by demons.  Those servants of Satan whose only purpose is to turn us away from God in order to rob us of the salvation promised by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  They come at us from all directions.  Many are very blatant in their attempts; many others are much more subtle and perhaps even more dangerous.

   Look around and you will find demons are everywhere.  They are in our schools where teens kill other teens on a whim.  They are in our streets where young men and women are killed each and every day.  The demons dominate many aspects of our government allowing abortion, euthanasia and the death penalty.  Close your eyes and envision an invading force bent on the destruction of our way of life.  This is the threat of Satan and his demons.

   Even more concerning are the less obvious actions of demonic activity in our world.  Most of what we consider entertainment is driven by sex, violence and lack of respect for life or anything else of true value.  The heroes are often those whose actions are the most abhorrent.  Who do the children of today look up to?  How many are worthy of their emulation?  Theft and the killing of others including Police Officers are the objective of many of the games they play.  Sports stars reject and slander the country that gave them the chance to be millionaires.  Musicians have near-naked women writhing all around them in videos designed to inflame sexual thoughts and desires.  Ossie and Harriet are long dead; Dan and Roseanne and their dysfunctional family have replaced them.

   I realize this post is quite negative in many ways.  It is intended to be so.  I fear that we are quickly approaching a crisis of decision.  We must take a stand for right and fight the wrong that is so evident today.  If not, we will lose our country, our society and our way of life.  I honestly believe our situation is this serious.  Look around and you can easily see why I believe this.  There is no earthly force that can defeat this enemy.  Only through God can we prevail.

   Tomorrow we celebrate Pentecost Sunday, the day the Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles.  He emboldened them as evangelists and ministers in the Church founded by Jesus Christ.  He gave them the courage to spread God’s word throughout the world.

   Let’s take this opportunity to join them in their evangelization.  Let us pray for the coming of the Holy Spirit upon us to strengthen and embolden us.  Let us join them in their determination to stand for our God, our Savior, our Holy Spirit and our soul.