June 17, 2016:

Today, I am off to Niagara to spend the weekend with a friend. Pretty excited. I’m getting there a bit early so I can spend some time in the casino. That isn’t the focus of the weekend. I’m going because I really appreciate my friendship with this person. This morning I awoke to the sound of birds chirping at my window. It was beautiful. On the bus, I read three chapters of 1 Corinthians and prayed the Rosary. I’m feeling great. We’ve lost perspective on a lot of things these days. With love, I want to encourage you to try not to lose yourself in focussing on the rights of and being sure not to offend one group at the cost of the rights of another group. We need to remember/we cannot ignore the fact that groups of millions are being slaughtered and oppressed overseas. We cannot lose touch with who needs our help and what it really means to suffer. We cannot lose touch with the Word of God. The Gospel is true. But we have to remember that each book was written at different times, with different cultural beliefs. The Gospel is true. There is a reason for everything in the Bible. But we have to approach everything with an attitude and stance of love and compassion. We need to look at things with compassion and love. While maintaining the integrity of the Truth of the Word of God. We need to stop and assess each situation and ask what our Lord would do in the same situation. Sometimes, truth does not have to encompass everything. Truth is what God says is Truth. Because that Truth is comprised of the facts that we need to know then, which are beneficial for us then. I am not crazy. Physical and social symptoms speak for themselves. Truth will certainly come out. I will not stop speaking truth. There is a reason truth is so obscured and the darkness has become strong. I continue to remind myself that your reaction and disbelief is understandable. Wait for truth. Then there will be opportunity to rejoice. Truth will come out.