March 15th, 2021

“Beware the Ides of March.” You’ve likely heard the soothsayer’s warning to Julius Caesar in Shakespeare’s play. March 15th was the date of Caesar’s assassination. It was also the date set in Rome for collecting debts. The karmic laws were in full force:  time to reap what you have sown. Time to pay the piper.

Grace is the only power that can undo karma (aka the Law). As the Irish poet reminds us, “it travels outside of karma.”Yes, beware – the wages of sin is death. But, as St. Paul says, “God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.” (Romans 5:20)

Amen!