Tribulation is the tipping Point-of-Salvation, our Lord’s process of purification cannot be bypassed or paid for in advance. Christ’s Spirit moves swiftly overcoming past failures with challenging bouts of reality; what brought the person to their knees, when did their soul seek Redemption and why do they suffer? Life’s edge is where God meets us face to face with all His Love and Desire to Forgive past inequity; cleansing our creature-like bodies with The Love of Christ God sends His Living Words into the soul of the pilgrim. The

Words pierce its hardened soul into understanding their need for Love. The Love of Christ overcame death on a cross so His immaculate-Spirit could forgo human weakness; our Lord sends ministers of the Word to share their incredible feats of Forgiveness. Once absolved the newly converted individual is given a chance to continue celebrating their New Life in Jesus-Name or return to reap further sufferings until they are fully convinced of His calling.

On the very night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter, secured by double chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while outside the door guards kept watch on the prison. Suddenly the angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, “Get up quickly.” The chains fell from his wrists. The angel said to him, “Put on your belt and your sandals.” He did so. Then he said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”

So he followed him out, not realizing that what was happening through the angel was real; he thought he was seeing a vision. They passed the first guard, then the second, and came to the iron gate leading out to the city, which opened for them by itself. They emerged and made their way down an alley, and suddenly the angel left him. Then Peter recovered his senses and said, “Now I know for certain that [the] Lord sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people had been expecting.” When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who is called Mark, where there were many people gathered in prayer.

When he knocked on the gateway door, a maid named Rhoda came to answer it. She was so overjoyed when she recognized Peter’s voice that, instead of opening the gate, she ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the gate. They told her, “You are out of your mind,” but she insisted that it was so. But they kept saying, “It is his angel.” But Peter continued to knock, and when they opened it, they saw him and were astounded. He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and explained [to them] how the Lord had led him out of the prison, and said, “Report this to James and the brothers.” Then he left and went to another place. At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. Herod, after instituting a search but not finding him, ordered the guards tried and executed. Then he left Judea to spend some time in Caesarea. (Acts 12:6-19 NABRE)

the Lord’s mighty hand can free any person from captivity, but it takes courage to understand and recognize the Holy-Angels actions are real! The reason for their divine intervention is God’s will to forgive. Every repentant soul will be heard and their life’s sufferings accounted for before being freed; blessed are the ones whose conversion is approved in Jesus-Name!