Dear Journal;
Finally Robespierre has fallen; the reign of terror is over.  We have reached a place were peace may be possible, with a little luck, a little work, and a lot of God.  If there is one thing a man can be sure of it is that it is good to be alive.  There is food for all, thanks the Lord.

What now? Perhaps we will head back to the Lord and his wandering sheep will return the church to her former glory.  If we want eternal peace, we must.  One day we will all be freed for the chains of fighting but I don’t think it is over yet; we are merely in the eye of the storm.

So many things have happened over the years, it has been a bumpy ride.  Has it been worth it? I don’t think so.  The life of one man has value above the entire vault of France.  It has thought happened and there is nothing we can do to change it now.  So we must not let our freedom be taken for granted.  We must cherish it while it is upon us, and teach our children that love is the answer.  That love will set us free.

What is this bright light in front of me.  I can hardly see.  Lord is that you.  Are you there? I’m ready.  Lets go.

Thank God for the many blessed years,

Je…..

Dear Journal;
Robespierre.  A common name in many a household.  I think I have already made it clear that nothing good can come from violence, and those who cause the violence, are the worst of it.  He is no savior of the people, with his lies and deception.  If only people could truly see what he is like.  If only he would take of his mask they would no longer be ignorant of his evil.

The blood of many has paid for the Jacobin takeover of the government.  What is there to gain I ask, does it really matter? No, not really.  I have given up on these men to turn France into a great country with rights.  To give a right to a man by taking another is not freedom.  The Jacobins and all others like them merely seek to further their land and line their own pockets. (more…)

Dear Journal;
I have just today returned from my visit to France to witness the execution of Louis, and I believe an innocent man was killed for crimes he didn’t commit.  The new parties understand the power of public opinion and they are certainly using it as a tool to their advantage.

I have no idea why the people would simply not stand for the King to be forced into exile, or to be imprisoned.  Why is blood shed the theme of the decade? What’s so awful about peace? God’s will is not being implemented here, and I am starting to truly believe that the revolution is not worth the human sacrifices that have been made thus far.  What good are no taxes, if there is no one left to tax anyway? As I have said before all we need to do is go back to God’s word and the answer to what we must do will become clear to us. (more…)

Dear Journal;
What am I to do? I have been pressured by the congregation to give a sermon on witch side, the Jacobins or Girondins, does God support and all I can think of is that is like asking, “does God support the Devil or Satin?” God’s will is not being truly accomplished by either side.  I do although know this will not be an acceptable answer for the people. (more…)

Dear Journal;
What have we done? The Jacobins appeared as saviors to the country, but now they are just a bunch of paranoid killers.  They believe everyone is their enemy, and against all I have been saying for quite some time now they are using violence as a means of solving this problem.  They are no better than the king, sure they give men a trial, but they can hardly be called a fair trial. (more…)

Exert from The Paris:
My friends and brother the events of the past two days have been filled with violence.  The Sans-Culottes have used unacceptable tactics forcing people to side with them.  Violence leads to violence.  It is never acceptable.

They need to understand that they cannot stop the revolution, it is futile.  We are too many for them.  They seem to believe that they are exempt from the rules.  We need to root out all of these traitors and put them in jail, after of course a trial.  God condemns these men for their actions.  (more…)

Dear Journal;
What a gruesome decision has been placed before me, my people or the Pope.  As sad as this decision truly is I know my choice, I will continue to fight with the people, I feel I must to be a fighter for God.

I have received many letters from members of my congregation and I must say that they, of course strongly agree.  They feel that I am a vital part of the community and support me in any decision, but in the way they talk of staying with the Pope, they will support my decision only if it supports theirs. (more…)

Dear Journal;
I have just returned from the march on Versailles.  How wonderful it was.  The people were all pleased even if still hungry, they got to see the king and queen that was all they really wanted.  It was also peaceful, although there were threats of fighting, coming from some of the more “egger” revolutionaries.

Let me explain just what happened, I was visiting Paris and while at the Infanta Garden a group of women approached me and asked me how I felt about the revolution, I explained my views.  They were very happy about my pro-revolution thoughts, but were considerably less happy over my criticisms.  They eventually decided that I was more a pro- revolutionary than an anti-revolutionary, and asked me to come with them.  I decided that it was ok to go along, and we eventually met up with a larger group and walked to the Versailles to ask the king for bread.  Some of the women were allowed to talk personally to the king but he said there was no bread to give.  They surprisingly seemed happy enough with the answer.  Later M.  de La Fayette accompanied the king and Queen the balcony, were he yelled “vive le roi.” All the people we excited and yelled it with them, if I didn’t know better I would have thought they loved Louis.  There was not a shot fired except when the king went into his chambers the guards shot some fake shots, I believe to celebrate the king or something of the sort. french revolution

The children did not accompany me to Paris.  They remained home with Sister Kelly, on of the nuns in our town.  They were all well behaved, which is surprising for they cannot sit still long enough to pray with me let alone a num, but I suppose it must have worked out well.  They are getting so big, I hope food stores grow or else there will be no grain in all of France before long, and that would undue so much good work done by the revolution.

No matter, with God by our side I am confident that nothing will go terribly amiss, and by my side is were I keep him.  Gold bless the revolution,

Jean

Dear Mother and Father;
How times have changed since I was at home, the revolution is in full force, the National assembly has been established, and many beneficial laws have been implemented.

The Revolution is although a double edged sword, the people will turn from God I fear, not having to pay tithes, that’s foolish, but the Assembly keeps looking God for they have promised compensation.  Another thing that troubles me greatly is the confiscation of church property.  We have not stolen it from the people, so what right does the government have to snatch it from us. (more…)

Dear Journal;

The tragedies that have happened over the past weeks have been many and monstrous.  Why can’t we all just act like human beings and solve things without violence? Only God knows.  People can’t seem to weigh the value of human life, but then again if ten must die to save hundreds then I suppose…. (more…)