God blesses soldiers of Ukraine ànd Russia

My God, I must ask You, even though the story is too absurd for words. I saw pictures in the newspaper of a Russian priest blessing soldiers going to war and the same week pictures of a Ukrainian priest blessing soldiers.  I know something is not right then, but You must help me understand all this.

My son, the whole story is true and both Russian and Ukrainian soldiers can be blessed, but the interpretation by man, who sees this and cannot rhyme, is not correct. How can Russian soldiers, blessed by God, fight with Ukrainian soldiers, blessed by God? And who then has God behind him? Let Me explain it to you. And by the blessing we mean both someone who asks for God's help and Its blessing on soldiers in a war as well as soldiers who pray for themselves. We summarize that briefly under God's blessing.

To get straight to the point. God's blessing is for everyone who asks for it, just as the sun shines on all soldiers and the rain moistens all soldiers. God's righteousness is for both sides, without distinction of person.  

Yet of course there is more to say about it, because God's blessing is worth a bit more than the sun or the rain. Let that be said. 

God stands behind every human being, and in another blog it has been described that the greatest criminals have the best guardian angels check .... https://watchthegod-english.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-guardian-angel-of-very-bad-person.html

This is why everyone gets God's blessing. But beware of the dog. Watch the God. God's blessing works out differently for everyone. We start from three hypothetical situations, where everything is very clear.

The soldier who fought the German army in World War II, the Vietnamese soldier who fought the poison bombing of the Americans in Vietnam, the soldier who fights against the Russians now in Ukraine gets the blessing. 

And this blessing strengthens him in battle, gives him courage when he needs it, protects him from fear and despondency, and contributes to his ultimate victory for the good cause regardless of whether he himself dies or is wounded or not.

"So far so good".

The soldier who causes a war in another country, like the Germans in World War II, the Americans who poisoned for many years with "Agent Orange" the poor defenceless people and nature in Vietnam and now the Russians in Ukraine, who bomb residential apartments and chase old people out of their houses, they also get the blessing. But that blessing works out differently. They too gain strength in despondency, energy to endure suffering and peace in their inner selves when they are desperate. Like rain cools everyone in drought and heat. But that's the personal, direct impact on them inside. And maybe they also seem just more powerful and successful than the other party.

But looks are deceiving. For the blessing of God works directly in increasing the failure in the end, in the failure of the evil pursuit, in destroying the evil causes of this war, in the demoralization of the whole people, the government, the turning of an apparently successful war into total destruction of the evildoers.  

Hitler committed suicide, his country was bombed, the women of Germany were raped en masse.

The Americans were forced on their knees, the politicians had to resign, the hawks in the country were humiliated, the war was lost, the reputation of the Americans was damaged forever and their image tarnished. 

And so it will be with the Russian people, their leader Putin and the unjust useless war they have started. Already the Russian people are suffering from the war, the young Russian soldiers are dying in droves and Putin can no longer show himself in the civilized world.

And what about soldiers who are in a war where both countries are guilty?

So where the distinction between good and evil is not that simple? Oh well, do I need to say more about it? If two peoples are at war, and they both stand for a just cause, is it not very quickly clear to the whole world that there are only losers and that this war is not going to lead to anything? Haven't there been other ways developed by mankind to fight a dispute? Mediators, consultative bodies, United Nations commissions, regional networks, mediating befriended countries. This should have been the case in Ukraine and Russia.

In countries that are at war, there are only losers.

Nevertheless, both countries are blessed. 

My blessings to you all

Nr. 527

What does your attention go to in life?

If we love what is noble, we become noble (Fulton Sheen)

My God, would You like to elaborate on this? I have understood from life, for what your attention goes, that becomes important in life. But this quote is very penetrating. 

Very penetrating, my son, and a promise to man.

But we need to take a few things apart.

What goal does man set himself?

And how consistent and driven in life does he keep that goal in mind?

Where your thoughts, your feelings, your heart go out, that's where energy is put in, that attracts man, that comes his way. And if man does not allow himself to be distracted, then it is inevitable that what he desires will be realized.  But in man, that can be any goal, including sex or power or money or more beautiful ideals such as art, mankind or God.

And this seems like an impossible task for man, to become noble. But the difference between a saint and an ordinary person is that the saint holds on to his ideal and does not, like the ordinary man, drop out, and does not allow himself to be distracted. And so a man becomes noble when he comes to love noble things, noble people, noble deeds. There is no other way.

If we love what is noble, we become noble

And how can it be, in another example, that a person strives for something all his life and never gets it and so his life seems to have failed? It's topic for another blog, but in short, it comes down to this. This man then pursues impossible things, impossible for him in this special life, by unsuitable talents, unsuitable character, unsuitable destiny or simply bad luck.

But if you really come to love noble things, to choose them, and to keep it up, then you can't help but become noble, also because God wants to achieve that in man. And then man has a very great power behind him. That, of course, makes the aspiration strong.   And a saint simply cherishes goals that are pleasing to God. For a saint never pursues anything that is contrary to the laws of God. And that is wise of a saint.  Fulton Sheen is blessed. 

My blessings to you all

No 526

Ukraine, will it remain a regional war?

May I ask You. Everyone certainly in Europe is shocked at what is happening in Ukraine. How afraid must the world be, My God?

In a previous blog I have already said that the conflicts in the world will remain regional because the world consciousness of mankind will no longer allow a world war (see blog https://watchthegod-english.blogspot.com/2014/09/jihadists-ukraine-and-ebola.html )

Nevertheless, this war will have major consequences.

Woe to the citizens of Ukraine who thought they could build their country in freedom and prosperity.

Woe to the dead who will fall because of this senseless war.

Woe to the beautiful cities of Ukraine that will be destroyed by senseless bombs.

Woe to the children of Ukraine who should not experience such violence in their youth.

Woe to the elderly of Ukraine who are becoming despondent and homeless for the umpteenth time.

Woe also to the mothers of the Russian soldiers who will mourn their dead sons.

But above all, woe also Putin, who by this act again goes too far in his career. His fall is thus continued. The Russian people will be awakened and come to understand that their initial saviour must be saved himself. Like many other dictators who only surround themselves with pumpjacks, such a person with too much power derails. Thus he will not be able to understand the price he has to pay in the spiritual world over his last years.

Woe also to the rest of the world who has wax on its head for many years, and for thirty years has left the Russian people to their fate and thereby helped to create this war.  

But rest assured, My son, everything remains regional. And know that the evil in her own germ has already started her spoilage. More good will come out of it than humanity can now imagine. God will take care of that. 

The Ukrainian people are blessed.

Nr. 525  

 

My blessings to you all