May 14, 2015
The Feast of Tabernacles
A reading from the Gospel of Saint John 7, 1 – 13:
After this, Jesus moved about within Galilee: but he did not wish to travel to Judea, because the Jews were trying to kill him. But the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near. So his brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. No one works in secret if he wants to be known publicly. If you do these things, manifest yourself to the world.” For his brothers did not believe in him. So Jesus said to them, “My time is not yet here, but the time is always right for you. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I testify to it that its works are evil. You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, because my time has not yet been fulfilled.” After he had said this, he stayed on in Galilee.
But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, he himself also went up, not openly but (as it were) in secret. The Jews were looking for him at the feast and saying, “Where is he?” And there were considerable murmuring about him in the crowds. Some said, “He is a good man,” while others said, “No; on the contrary, he misleads the crowd.” Still, no one spoke openly about him because they were afraid of the Jews.
On Wednesday we had a rainy morning but the sun came out in the afternoon and the temperature was great. We should have many days of sunshine until next week. I went to New Brunswick today and I was told that the woman who caused us much trouble is back here again. My lawyer wants some money to be able to stop her from causing any more harm. I will need a few thousand dollars to give the lawyer so he can block everything and she will have to go home. If you can help, I would be very happy indeed.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“I bless you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who love Me and you know how much I suffered at the hands of the Jews because they wanted to kill Me. For the Feast of Tabernacles I told My brothers that I would not go to Jerusalem but they should go. So they left and went to Jerusalem without Me. After some days I decided to go to Jerusalem for the feast but I went in secret so the Jews would not attack Me. Not all the Jews were against Me. Some said that I was a good man because I cured the sick, drove away the evil one from those possessed and gave sight to the blind. These acts were definitely good and helped many people. Other Jews though said that I was misleading the people by My teaching.
You know, My friends, that everything I said was the truth so that you could follow Me and do the work I told you to do. I want you all to be My followers who believe in Me with all your heart and are not afraid to suffer because you are My followers. I love you all and I bless you.”
Father Melvin