Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
(Hosea 10:1-3.7-8.12; Matthew 10:1-7)
In today’s first reading the prophet Hosea rails against
Israel for its injustice. He says that
the more the nation experiences prosperity, the more it turns from its
Lord. The prophet finds little hope for
such a people. He predicts the end of
its kingdom and despair for its people.
Modern western nations will do well to see if they are not
following Israel’s path to ruin. Once
firmly established on biblical morality, these nations are no longer uphold the
nuclear family. They allow human embryos
to be discarded and desperate women to take the lives of the children forming
in their wombs. Many predict that these
peoples will experience loss of culture if they do not come to their senses.
Such a warning will be dismissed by some as religion
meddling in public affairs. This is a
red herring meant to distract people from the seriousness of the issue. Obviously, there will be significant changes
when a people no longer desire to have progeny.
Other people will come and fill their space. The loss of western civilization will mean the
impoverishment of culture with perhaps great social upheaval.
