They Lull Us, With the Dreams of Man – September 14th, 2014 12:41 am

It was Lennon who, through popular music, gave us “Imagine”.

It was Chaplin who, through popular film, gave us the speech from “The Great Dictator”.

Both pose as highly dangerous pieces of propaganda; designed to reduce Christ, and in His place, promote the worship of man.

True peace is unattainable without the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ. Don’t listen to anyone who tells you the Church is not important in this relationship with God.

When they shout, like Chaplin shouts, “Soldiers, in the name of Democracy!  Let us all, unite!”, don’t listen.

Don’t listen when they promise riches and sharing and freedom and liberty and peace in this world.

Don’t listen, for we are not made for this world.

Yes, the Hollywood star of silent films champions in the video the Gospel of St. Luke chapter 17.  Verse 21 states, “For lo, the kingdom of God is within you.”  Chaplin is quick to point to this verse, in an attempt to puff up man.  And yet, the moment from which the quote comes is when Jesus is explaining “the coming of the Kingdom”.  The payoff hits home – “For as the lightening that lighteneth from under heaven, shineth unto the parts that are under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day.  But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.”

Rejection by this generation.  The story of the Holy Martyrs.

No, soldier.  In the name of Christ the King, let us all unite.  Soldier, let us pick up our cross and follow Him.