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Father V @father_rmv - The three monks and the devil—
The devil appeared to three monks and said to them: if I give you power to change something of the past, what would you change?
The first of them, with great apostolic fervor answered: “I would prevent you from causing Adam and Eve to fall into sin so that mankind would not turn away from God.”
The second, a man full of mercy, said to him, “I would keep you from turning away from God and condemning yourself forever.”
The third of them was the simplest and instead of answering the temptor, he got down on his knees, made the sign of the cross and prayed, “Lord, deliver me from the temptation of what might have been and was not.”
The devil, yelling and twitching in pain vanished. The other two, shocked, said, “Brother, why did you react like that?”
He answered them, “First: we must NEVER dialogue with evil.
Second: NO ONE in the world has the power to change the past.
Third: Satan’s INTEREST was not to test our virtue, but to get caught in the past, so that we neglect the present moment, the only time when God gives us His grace and we can cooperate with it to do His will."
Of all the devils, the one that catches men the most and keeps them from being happy is the one of "what could have been and it wasn't." The past is at the Mercy of God and the future lies at the hands of His Providence.
Only the present is in our hands.
https://x.com/father_rmv/status/1985096230523764789

FBI @FBI - Multiple Suspects Charged for Having Firearms in Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIS
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/multiple-suspects-charged-having-firearms-conspiracy-provide-material-support-isis
https://x.com/FBI/status/1985438109220143276