Deliver Us from Evil

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Nativity (1945), detail by Evie Hone

 DELIVER US FROM EVIL

Today in the Philippines we celebrate the birth of Christ our Savior, Jesus, “God Saves.”

The Christmas tale is retold—
Salvation of humanity
Born in obscurity
To a virgin, miraculously,
Husband, a peasant—
The story never tires.
Yes, the mighty are brought low,
The lowly lifted to great heights.

https://poetryofgonzalinhodacosta.blogspot.com/2016/12/christmas.html

“Deliver us from evil.” It is a prayer I have returned to countless times.

We should recognize evil for what it really is and pray to God for deliverance. Happiness does not come from denying reality. 

We do not find happiness by turning away from the bad to look at the good but by confronting the bad squarely and turning to God for help.
This is my formula for happiness. It works, in my experience.

“Deliver us from evil.” It is a prayer that consoles and brings peace.

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  1. Gonzalinho da CostaDecember 19, 2024 at 8:57 PM

    Photo courtesy of Brother Jeffrey Pioquinto, S.J.

    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manresa_House_Chapel_nativity_window,_Dublin.jpg

    Gonzalinho

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