John came preaching a baptism of repentance. For the
forgiveness of sins. Repentance needs to be deeply understood.
Christmas
passed, and the Holy Innocents were slaughtered. Or should we say, they
continue to be killed. In home, street and playing field and over, or in the
water. There have been several cases where the bodies of young children have
found their way into the water.
A curious
baptism. Admittedly, this Christmas other children have been killed in other
ways, in addition to those in the water. Domestic violence can be fatal, but is
it a fate? Every day and every week, the holy innocents die. Sometimes this
occurs in connection with a suicide.
Is there a relationship of suicide to
repentance, a reverse logic? Can someone become so dismayed by actions,
thoughts, behaviours that repentance takes the form of self-destruction? Is it
possible for a person to be worthless? No. God’s mercy is unending. Repentance
is for forgiveness, not punishment of
sins. God’s holy mad were once considered saints: holy innocents. The troubled
mind is someone for whom Christ died.
It needs to
be spoken. Speak your trouble. Speak your concern. Speak now.
A good resource for help is https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/suicide
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