luke 19:41-44
As Jesus drew near Jerusalem,
he saw the city and wept over it, saying,
“If this day you only knew what makes for peace–
but now it is hidden from your eyes.
For the days are coming upon you
when your enemies will raise a palisade against you;
they will encircle you and hem you in on all sides.
They will smash you to the ground and your children within you,
and they will not leave one stone upon another within you
because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”
he saw the city and wept over it, saying,
“If this day you only knew what makes for peace–
but now it is hidden from your eyes.
For the days are coming upon you
when your enemies will raise a palisade against you;
they will encircle you and hem you in on all sides.
They will smash you to the ground and your children within you,
and they will not leave one stone upon another within you
because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”
I have just learned through a painful experience something I did not know before. Those who are godless or those who are lacking in Faith find themselves envious of those of us who have both the virtue of faith and the gift of the Church, the one, true, holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church.
I did not realize that this envy made people hate us for our peace in the face of chaos. This is most likely one reason why the martyrs were killed, because they could praise God in the arena.
Praise God in the arena, always.