The Ideal Kingdom

Ezekiel prophesied an ideal kingdom: one nation, one prince, no idols, no apostasy, one people under God living in peace and harmony. (cf. Ez 37:21-28).  Appealing and inspiring, but not yet fulfilled, nearly three thousand years later.  Hope for such an ideal situation lead us to a spiritual kingdom, heaven, for as long as we inhabit this earth as wounded, weakened human beings, we never seem to be able to establish such a perfect situation, not even in the Church. This is not to discourage us from TRYING as best we can with God's help to attain this ideal, for that is what we have been doing during Lent with our prayers, almsgiving and fasting:  chipping away at the old and crusty so that the new can emerge. The final assault comes with Holy Week, our "last ditch effort" for renewal and rebirth. Yes, there will be an Easter after Good Friday; let's not give up; let's hope, let's turn our hearts over to God who CAN transform them and bring us closer to the IDEAL
Bro. Rene