Treadwell

This post features a priest's homily centered on God's constant presence, the ministry of guardian angels, and the incompatibility of hatred with the Christian life. The priest begins with the assurance that God never leaves us and that our guardian angel is always at our side, while the devil's presence in our lives depends on our own choices.

From this foundation he develops his central theme: we cannot claim to love God while holding grudges, anger, or judgment against others, since anger directed at our brothers and sisters is ultimately directed at God Himself. Cutting someone off in anger, he warns, cuts God out of our life as well. He connects the world's suffering to the loss of love, arguing that wars persist because people have come to love themselves, money, power, and control more than God and neighbor.

Drawing on pastoral experience, he describes the difficulty of counseling spouses who battle one another because they have forgotten who made them and who loves them. The homily closes with a direct appeal: kneel and ask forgiveness for the grudges we hold. Forgiveness, he clarifies, does not mean agreeing with everyone, but it does mean forgiving and reaching out.

He reminds listeners that at death they will meet their guardian angel, and that the heart has no room for hatred—only love, which brings peace. A childhood memory about free will underscores the point: God gave us free will precisely so that we could love, though we can also choose to hate and judge. The overall call is to change our hearts and become children of love rather than judgment.