June 12, 2013 – 1 Maccabees 3 – 3:26

It is so hard for us to see victory when the numbers against us are so great.  The world, the media, even our own families many times are in opposition to the very teachings that we hold so dear.  There are even those calling themselves Catholic that would undermine the very teachings that make being Catholic so special.  It is against these odds that Judas calls us to fight.  “Victory in war does not depend upon the size of the army, but on the strength that comes from Heaven.”  That is where we are to look for our strength.  If we look anywhere else, then yes, we will be defeated, because person to person, we are outnumbered.  But to the eyes of Heaven there is only right and wrong and the number on each side does not determine which side God is on.  God calls us to Himself and that is all He ask.  Do not be deterred when you look to the other side of the battle field and see it swelling with numbers.  Do not shake with fear at the sight of their weapons or cower from their abusive taunts.  Stand tall and have no fear.  God has already won.  Who are we that we should not trust in Him that has already won the victory.  Let us rush upon the enemy without fear and with all our hope in God.