2025-05-17
"The Lord is not whispering any more ... "
In a startling address, His Holyness addresses the need to awake, and points up 2025 as the year of the Return of the Lord, the greatest moment in history.
" ... the call to awaken is not gentle ... "
"This is the hour to wake up"
Yes, it's a bit apocalyptic, but that makes a refreshing change from the traditional bland pronouncements of clergy of many denominations who tend to be either ahead of or behind the curve of unfolding events.
"Repentance is not just for the world, it is for the church, it is for the pastors who have grown silent ... the call is not for someone else, it is for you, it is for me ... "
It's not a bad speech, even if it does have the hallmarks of being delivered by an AI. In consequence some may feel that it lacks authenticity, even lacks impact, but certainly it is a wake-up call for the faithful, even whilst being heavy on abstract exhortation and light on the specifics of our time.
So we might (to pick an example) take it as supporting a redoubling of effort either for Net Zero, or against it, depending on our inclination, whilst maybe the appropriate approach might be to find ways to bridge the gap between its adherents and detractors, so to achieve a reconciliation through humility on both sides. Although there may be some way to go on this one ...
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