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Father Doucette Message February 11, 2008 “Give thanks to the God of heaven” Reading: Luke 4:1-13 Dear friends, “Give thanks to the God of heaven, for His mercy endures forever.” Psalm 136 My morning prayer was spent with Our Heavenly Father who said, “Melvin, My son, I love you and I love all My sons and daughters living in the world. You remember the history of the Chosen People as it is written in the Bible. I brought them out of Egypt with a mighty hand, made a road through the Red Sea so that they could cross the sea on dry land and I fed them for 40 years in the desert. I made them My people when I spoke to them through Moses on Mount Sinai. I gave them the commandments they were to follow all the days of their lives. I made a Covenant with them so that I would be their God and they would be My people. At the end I gave them a country flowing with milk and honey where they could live in close union with Me. Although they were not always faithful to the Covenant, I forgave them when they repented. I renewed the Covenant and they remained My people. It is from these people that Mary, the Mother of Jesus, My Son, was born. She is the perfect example of the fruit of the Covenant as She followed it perfectly. My Son Jesus came into the world for the salvation of all the people and to establish the New People of God, inviting all the nations of the world to be part of it. He made a new Covenant in His blood, which established a loving relationship with the faithful of the world and with Me, their God. You are now in the period of Lent, a period that reminds you of the 40 years of the Chosen People in the desert. It also reminds you of the 40 days that Jesus, My Son, spent in the desert with nothing to eat and to drink and was tempted by the devil. He spent those days with Me in prayer, as He was about to begin His public life. Join Him during these 40 days of Lent by repenting of all your sins, by fasting in order to keep your body and mind under control and to deepen your relationship with Me, your Father, and with Jesus, My Son and your Saviour. I bless you all.” Father Melvin P.S. I arrived home last evening. I spent over two weeks on a cruiser with over 3,000 people on board. I was one of the chaplains with all these Irish people from everywhere. Over 1,200 were from Ireland during the first week and of course many of Irish descent from the USA joined them. There were a few people from Canada. We visited many places including Honduras, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and some islands such as the Cayman Island, St. Thomas and last of all Grand Turk in the West Indies. I celebrated Holy Mass everyday with a good group almost every day. To send a personal message to Fr. Melvin, address your e-mail to: melvin.doucette@pei.sympatico.ca To read the day’s message online, visit www.ourladyofpei.ca/message.php To access archived messages, visit http://groups.google.ca/group/Heaven-Speaks-to-Us Message #3039 to little Mary from Jesus - December 6, 2007"I am here to warn mankind to avoid devastation and catastrophe"
MESSAGE #3039 from Jesus December 6, 2007
My child, I am Jesus. Your hands and voice are needed to wake mankind. My heart is pierced because humanity does not repent. The world is growing darker due to lack of love and refusal to obey each Commandment. So many are abusing this time of My mercy and grace. My daughter, unite your heart to My tears of blood. Spend time with Me and pray for those who are refusing to repent. Listen to My Mother and make her messages known.
If mankind does not pray and get down on their knees, change will happen around the world. The earth will be shaken and many will perish. Storms will arise and flames will be cast down from Heaven. The earth will open and many homes will be destroyed. Your wealth will be taken away and many will suffer. Darker days will follow. Will you be prepared for battle?
I am warning mankind. Each of you must pray and do penance. You must live My Mother's messages and join hands and pray. Do not neglect your children, pray with them each new day. I tell you, the time has come for the world to repent. Change is near. Pray and persevere. I am here to warn mankind to avoid devastation and catastrophe.
My mercy is infinite for those who turn to Me and repent. Listen to My voice. Do not reject My mercy and love. Be faithful and take refuge in My Mother's Immaculate Heart. Our Heart is joined, so obey, pray and be prepared. Website: littlemary.us Message From Mother Mary Thru Lec - February 9, 2008
Message From Mother Mary February 9, 2008
6:50 AM
Son, your Mother wishes to avail of ever decreasing opportunities to freely
relay my messages to my children. Time will come when the fastest means of
message transmission will suffer from problems that will make it hardly possible
to communicate in this manner, hence my taking of any chance available.
Sudden, unexpected events may shut down the most reliable, fastest means of
communication thus hindering the distribution of the messages.
I just want you to know of this big possibility.
Message reception ended: 7:00 am Duration : 10 Minutes Medjugorje Day BY Day Feb 11 - FEAST OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES
"To adore Jesus Christ in the Most Blessed Sacrament is first of all
to acknowledge him truly, really and substantially present therein by the humble sentiment of a lively and spontaneous faith: humbly surrendering our feeble reason to the divinity of this sublime Mystery; asking neither to see or touch, like the unbelieving Apostle, before accepting the truth of Jesus Hostia; merely waiting, to prostrate ourselves at His feet, for the infallible and gentle word of the Church telling us like Saint John the Baptist: 'Look, this is the Lamb of God; look, this is he who takes away the sins of the world'" (St. Peter Julian Eymard). Mother Teresa -
Your service must come from a heart filled with God. This is not impossible.
It is possible with the one who can do everything. Without him, we can do nothing.
Meditations by Padre Pio -
The best comfort is that which comes from prayer.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
Speak up for virtue, clamp down on vice!
"The greatest responsibility falls on religious leaders whose message ought to be the message many want from politicians - the clarion call to restraint on evil influences and the showing forth of altruism and love of God."
St. Faustina's diary
Once, I suddenly saw Jesus in great majesty, and He spoke these words to me: My daughter, if you wish, I will this instant create a new world, more beautiful than this one, and you will live there for the rest of your life. I answered, "I don't want any worlds. I want You, Jesus. I want to love You, with the same love that You have for me. I beg You for only one thing: to make my heart capable of loving you. I am very much surprised at Your offer, my Jesus; what are those worlds to me? Even if You gave me a thousand of them, what are they to me? You know very well, Jesus, that my heart is dying of longing for You. Everything that is not You is nothing to me."-At that moment, I could no longer see anything, but a strange force took over my soul, a strange fire sprang up in my heart, and I entered into a kind of agony for Him. Then I heard these words: With no other soul do I unite myself as closely and in such a way as I do with you, and this because of the deep humility and ardent love which you have for Me. (587)
Love casts out fear. Since I came to love God with my whole being and with all the strength of my heart, fear has left me. Even if I were to hear the most terrifying things about God's justice, I would not fear Him at all, because I have come to know Him well. God is love, and His Spirit is Peace. I see now that my deeds which have flowed from love are more perfect than those which I have done out of fear. I have placed my trust in God and fear nothing. I have given myself over to His holy will; let Him do with me as He wishes, and I will still love Him. (589) MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY Feb 11 - FEAST OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES
Today Our Lady speaks of consecration:
Dear children, today I invite you again to consecrate your life to me in love, so that I can guide you lovingly. It is a very special love that I bear for you, dear children, and it is my desire to lead all of you to heaven, near to God. Understand that this life lasts only a short time in comparison with that of heaven.
That is why, dear children, again today, decide in favor of God. Only in this way can I show you how dear you are to me, and how much I desire that all of you be saved, to be with me in heaven (Weekly Message 11-27-86).
From Exodus, the miracle of water from the rock:
But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?"
So Moses cried out to the Lord, "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me." The Lord said to Moses, "Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock and the water will come out of it, so that the people may drink." Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel (Ex 17:3-6).
From a letter by St. Bernadette Soubirous, 1861:
The third time I went, the lady spoke to me and asked me to come every day for fifteen days. She also told me to drink from the stream....She indicated a little trickle of water close by. I went back each day for fifteen days and each time... the lady appeared and told me to look for a stream and wash in it....
Reflection:
As with Moses and the Israelites in the desert, miraculous water flowed from the grotto at Lourdes as a sign of God's healing power and love. In response to this life-giving love, we are called, like St. Bernadette, to consecrate our lives to the Blessed Mother so that, as she says, "I can guide you with love."
In love we can see with new eyes that, "this life lasts briefly compared to the one in heaven," and so Our Lady urges us to prioritize our lives, putting God in first place. "Decide again for God," she says, which will enable her to guide us to peace and eternal life.
The water in the desert and the healing waters at Lourdes both invite us to drink generously of God's grace and love. Only a prayer and an open heart are necessary.
Application:
In our own words, let us tell the Lord, as Mary asks, that we decide again for him. And since Our Lady says to "consecrate your life to me with love," let us do just that using the Prayer of Consecration she gave to us, found on November 24:
...let us now consecrate ourselves to her Immaculate Heart, using the prayer she dictated to Jelena for that purpose: Medjugorje Day By Day Feb 10 - LOVE YOUR ENEMIES
"The Most Holy Sacrament is a gift which has proceeded from pure love . . . for no other purpose than to make us understand the immense love that he [Jesus] bears us" (St. Alphonsus Liguori).
Mother Teresa -
With God, nothing is impossible. I perceive the infinite greatness that we can tap into. I see how he can work through us. Because you and I have nothing on our own we need him.
As the Bible says, God waits and looks.
Will we respond?
Meditations by Padre Pio -
I never fail to pray for you because I can not forget that you caused me great sacrifice, and that I gave birth to you in God, with extreme pain of the heart. I trust in your charity, hoping that you will not forget he who carries the cross of everybody.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
Which direction has America taken? You be the judge!
"The latent power of blood and sweat and tears in our American youth will be captured within the next generation by one of the other forces: either by some political crackpot who will turn that desire for sacrifice into something like Nazism, Fascism, or Communism, or by our leaders, political, educational and moral who will first show self-discipline and moral courage in their own lives and thus give an example to others." St. Faustina's diary
In the fundamental meditation about the goal; that is, of choosing love: the soul must love; it has need of loving. The soul must divert the stream of its love, but not into the mud or into a vacuum, but into God. How I rejoice when I reflect on this, for I feel clearly that He himself is in my heart. Just Jesus alone! I love creatures insofar as they help me to become united with God. I love all people because I see the image of God in them. (373)
Only love has meaning; it raises up our smallest actions into infinity. (502)
My Jesus, truly I would not know how to live without You-my spirit is welded to Yours. No one can really understand this; one must first live in You in order to recognize You in others. (503)
I desire, O my Jesus, to suffer and burn with the flame of Your love in all the circumstances of my life. I am Yours, completely Yours, and I wish to disappear in You, O Jesus, I wish to be lost in Your divine beauty. You pursue me with Your love, O Lord; You penetrate my soul like a ray of the sun and change its darkness into Your light. I feel very vividly that I am living in You as one small spark swallowed up by the incomprehensible fire with which You burn, O inconceivable Trinity! No greater joy is to be found than that of loving God. Already here on earth we can taste the happiness of those in heaven by an intimate union with God, a union that is extraordinary and often quite incomprehensible to us. One can attain this very grace through simple faithfulness of soul. (507) MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
Feb 10 - LOVE YOUR ENEMIES
Our Lady speaks of a profound love today :
Love your enemies. Banish from your heart all hatred, bitterness, and judgementalism. Instead, pray for your enemies and call a divine blessing upon them (Locutionists Jelena & Mirjana June 16, 1983).
The Virgin's message is an echo of Christ's words :
But I say to you that listen, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from anyone who takes away your coat, do not withhold even your shirt(Lk 6 :27-29).
Reflection :
This great love, which encompasses even our enemies is a direct Reflection of divine love. But rather than commenting on it, perhaps it would be more effective simply to see it in action, as others have practiced it in their own lives. The following story is from Ernest Gordon's account of life and death in a Japanese P.O.W. camp on the River Kwai :
Father on, we were shunted onto a siding for a lengthy stay. We found ourselves on the same track with several carloads of Japanese wounded. They were on their own and without medical care. No longer fit for action, they had been packed into railway trucks which were being returned to Bangkok. Whenever one of them died en route, he was thrown off into the jungle. The ones who survived to reach Bangkok would presumably receive some form of medical treatment there. But they were given none on the way.
Without a word, most of the officers in my section unbuckled their packs, took out part of their ration and rag or two, and with water canteens in their ration and a rag or two, and with water canteens in their hands went over to the Japanese train to help them. Our guards tried to prevent us, bawling, "No gooda! No gooda! " But we ignored them and knelt by the side of the enemy to give them and knelt by the side of the enemy to give them food knelt by the side of the enemy to give them food and water, to clean and bind their wounds, to smile and say a kind word. Grateful cries of "Aragatto! " (thank you) followed us when we left.
An allied officer from another section of the train had been taking it all in. "What bloody fools you are he said to me. "Don't your realize that those are the enemy? "
Application :
In prayer today, let us do what Our Lady asks : "Pray for your enemies and call a divine blessing upon them."
- Message to Eileen Renders Feb.10,2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Jesus Asks Us To Remain In The Light
At the 8:00 A.M. Mass I made small offerings to Jesus and Mary and prayed
for all with special needs and intentions, including my own failings. In
preparation for receiving the body and blood of Christ I made an Act of
Contrition and after receiving the sacred body and blood of Christ, I knelt in
silent commune with Jesus.
Thanking Jesus for His many blessings, I asked Him to please cover me with
His most sacred blood while praying these words; Speak Lord (always if it be His
will), Your servant listens.
At once in my inner vision, I saw darkness all around with a blue white
Light that seemed to be cascading downward. And then Jesus spoke saying My child
Eileen, although darkness surrounds much of the earth, My Light is always there
to guide and save those who seek to follow. Remain in My Light and I will lead
you home.
I love you as I love all My children. Continue to pray for your brothers
and sisters.
Note: In this time of Lent and as Jesus told us in January 27th, 2008 message,
it is a good offering to frequently attend the sacraments of Confession and Holy
Communion for the release of souls in Purgatory. Jesus has always ended His
messages asking that we continue to pray for our brothers and sisters. My Presence is Silent but Constant
By "Anne," a Lay Apostle
September 1, 2003
Jesus
I am with My children. My presence is silent but constant. I am directing many
of the seemingly unimportant events in your lives, so that My will can be
accomplished. My children are practicing faith, and that pleases Me. But My
protection is so great that My children could have an infinite amount of faith
in Me and still more would be justified. My faithful ones, who are struggling to
serve Me and be holy, please trust Me for I am with you. I have pledged My
protection to you and I will not leave you vulnerable. Offer Me small little
prayers when you are frightened or unsure and I will place My calming hands upon
you, steadying and reassuring you. You will look back at this time of service to
Me and you will be so grateful that you said "yes" to your God. My children, you
will look upon so many souls sharing eternity with you who would be absent if
not for your service. Can you imagine the joy you will share with these souls?
So be brave and continue in My service, walking the path I have illuminated
before you. It is there you will find your peace and your key to eternity.
For today, I want to warn you about a snare or a trap. My children often want to
do big things for Me, and truly, big things are necessary and big things will be
asked of you. But your holiness lies in the small, dear soul. It is in the small
unseen tasks and duties that I whisper to your soul, that I mold a bit here,
reform a bit there. You do not feel these changes because they are so subtle,
but changes occur, My child, in the small things. So do not begrudge Me the
mundane. Complete small, humble acts with love and patience so that I may do My
work in your soul as quickly as possible. Yes, We are going to save many souls,
and bring the world back to the Light, but We are going to do that one soul at a
time and right now, I am starting with you. So give yourself to Me that I may
change the world. Together, you and I must perfect your beautiful soul, insuring
that it reaches its fullest potential, both here and in heaven. Do you trust Me,
My child? Trust can be difficult, but this is one time when you can step out in
complete trust and confidence because I will not let you fall. I am here, ready
to save you. I have waited for this day, My child, for so long. My heart aches
with love for you and watching you read these words creates an even stronger
love in My heart. I will take care of you and you can close your eyes and rest
in My heart. You have suffered because of the distance between Us. Often you did
not know where the pain originated, but I assure you, the pain began when you
turned away from Me. Our standards must be high now, as I desire your happiness.
I want you to remain in My heart, where I place you today. I will help, My dear
child. You are infinitely precious to Me and if you show Me the smallest desire,
I can keep you firmly joined to Me, despite the winds that try to tear you away.
Have every confidence that the smallest bit of faith will be rewarded in these
days of difficulty. Heaven is united with earth in this mission of salvation for
souls. All assistance is available to each soul who seeks to be saved. Be at
peace, now, My little soul. I am holding you tightly.
September 1, 2003
Jesus
I want My children to be calm. Even in My service, My children tend to rush to
and fro, as though this life were a race. My children, when you are hurrying, I
cannot help you to listen. I may want to whisper something to your soul, an
instruction, a bit of encouragement, or a word of love if you are being
maligned. Often, though, you are moving so quickly that your heart and mind are
already on the next task, leaving the current task incomplete or improperly
executed. So, slow down, dear ones, that your Jesus might be truly united in
your work and in your recreation. I do not like to hurry, and you carry Me with
you. There are times, My child, when I wish to work through you to guide or
console a soul in distress. If you are hurried, you will miss My cue and the
soul will remain without necessary consolation and guidance. Children, this is
the state of affairs all over your world at this time. Do you notice that
loneliness and despair are everywhere? Children, you will not find loneliness
and despair where I am. Indeed, even in the most wretched of circumstances, if I
am present, you will see eyes that smile and offer kindness, and you will see
great hope, even in the face of suffering and death. So what is missing in your
world? I am missing. Few souls allow Me to work through them. When I am allowed,
you will see hope begin to flourish again. Faces will be more at peace and joy
will flow naturally from one soul to another. I will put such joy in your faces
that you will be unable to conceal your unity with Me. Crosses will feel lighter
and hold great meaning. Children, I have so much to offer you. Both in these
words and in My constant presence in your lives. So do not turn away, even for a
day. Draw closer to Me, that We may proceed. What feels difficult to you,
anticipating changes in your life, will come easily. That is another promise I
make to you. Such will be Our union that you will consult Me on everything. Your
life will reflect heaven. Souls will be drawn to you because of this and you
will be equal to the representation of your God. Be joyful now because My plan
has been set in motion and all creation awaits My coming. You will see changes
in your world and you will understand and welcome these changes as a sign that
your Jesus has heard the prayers of His children and is responding in love. Be
calm, My child, in the face of all difficulties because I am steering the
direction of the world now. I want My children practicing a quiet and thoughtful
approach to every single day, and every hour in that day. Your thoughts, of
course, should be turned to Me whenever possible. A small prayer, a sentence in
your heart, is enough to ignite the faith and trust in your soul, which returns
calmness to you. In this way, when upsetting events occur in your life, you will
be comfortable confronting troubles in unity with Me, your Jesus. How different
you will find life. How peaceful and joyful. I want the times when you are
hurried to be rare. So much so, that you will note the rushed feeling and
immediately seek to alert Me that you are not recollected. I will then restore
your quietness so that you serve Me thoroughly.
September 1, 2003
Jesus
My child, with such gratitude I view your efforts. I am here, waiting in the
tabernacle to thank you and encourage you. You are trying to serve Me in your
life and it is not always easy to do this. Until a complete union or surrender
occurs, you continue to wrestle with the pull of the world and worldly
attractions and distractions. This creates conflict in you because I am calling
you in another direction. This conflict makes you feel discouraged, dear one,
but you should not allow this feeling. There is not growth without some bit of
discomfort. So, when you feel unsettled and you long for old habits, remember
that you used those habits to console yourself in emptiness. I am now filling
that emptiness for you so you do not need to rely on these things anymore.
Worldly habits or addictions did not make you happy, My little soul. You felt
unrest and bitterness without Me. Now, with Me, you are beginning to experience
true peace, the peace which comes from heaven. This is a sign that your soul is
directing the movement and action of your body, which is how man is intended to
live. The body is under your dominion, or the dominion of your soul, and the
soul, your precious and irreplaceable soul, is under My dominion. In this way,
in this small corner, the world is as it should be. You belong to Me, My child,
and I have defended you fiercely, despite your temporary indifference to Me. We
will keep moving forward now, with Our movement toward unity. You may feel as
though you are moving quite swiftly in these spiritual matters. Do not fear this
haste as I am personally determining the speed at which I need you to ascend. In
days past, perhaps your conversion would be more gentle and leisurely. I do not
will that now and it is not what I require. I need My soldiers prepared quickly.
Because I am God, and all created things bow to Me, I can do this with a soul
like yours, who seeks to assist Me and please Me.
My child, never be afraid of holiness. When you doubt, look to your duty and
remain calm until I desire to erase your doubts. You will carry small crosses of
fear and doubt at times, but that is, again, more practice, and these little
exercises are good for your soul. Make small acts of faith to Me and the doubts
will lose their power to distract you from My service during your days.
I am with you, My little souls, and We have discussed exactly what I mean when I
say that. You are with Me and We move purposefully through your life together.
Look for opportunities to serve Me in the people I place in your path. If you
sense that I need you to assist a soul, let your spirit go quiet while I place
the proper inspirations in your heart and mind. Then you may respond to the need
in this soul for Me, and My word, My presence, will have been achieved. Dear
little soul, so willing to serve Me, can you imagine your world if even a small
number begin to live this way? Your world would change and that is what I am
seeking to accomplish. Be at peace. Your God is pleased.
September 2, 2003
Jesus
I want My children to be at peace. You know this, children, as I often say this
to you. Today, I am going to teach you how to keep peace in your hearts at all
times. My children, when a parent rocks a child and sings a soft lullaby, the
child knows peace. So much so, that the child often closes his little eyes and
falls effortlessly into a peaceful sleep. My children, I am holding you in My
arms. I am rocking you gently. Many times throughout your day, I want you to
stop what you are doing for a brief moment and close your eyes. I will
momentarily soothe your soul with that very same gentleness and, if only for a
moment, you will know the sleep of peace. You will be fully aware in your
senses, of course, but your soul will rest in complete union with Me and your
entire being will be restored and balanced. My children, this is how I intend to
keep you at peace. You must fear nothing, not even death. Why would death
frighten a soul who is destined for eternity with Me? You are merely coming
home, My child, and the brief moments of death are an almost instantaneous
transit time. No, do not fear death. That will distract you from life and We
want no distractions from the completion of your earthly duties.
My children, are you attempting to remain with Me throughout your day? Remember
that you are practicing and trying to consider My presence and how I would
speak. You are asking Me often what I would like you to do. This is the way,
children. Do you see the changes I am making in your soul? Do you see the
difference in how you view your brothers and sisters? You understand now that I
am making these changes and that you can trust Me to keep My word. We are making
progress, My child, and that pleases Me. This world will shift the smallest bit,
each time a soul moves closer to Me in trust. I want you to feel joy, My child.
Your world is not at peace, but you must be. I am placing peace in your souls
and the world is going to draw it from you, much the way an infant draws
nourishment from her mother. That is why I am asking you to come to Me often in
your day. As the world draws peace from you to quiet the terrible unrest, I will
replace it in you. So do not worry or fret because the world takes your peace.
It is for the world I give it, and I have an endless store with which to
replenish you. Do you begin to see the depth of My plan? I need many souls to
help Me and right now I do not have enough. So We must take My plea to the world
so that all souls of good will may answer and assist Me. It is fair and just, My
child, that each be given the opportunity to answer for themselves. I am asking
and each soul must answer. In their soul, they know they are being asked to
choose and they make the choice. I am God. I know all. I need souls. There is no
hiding from Me. If a soul rejects Me now, it is finished. You cannot reject your
God and claim heaven as your inheritance. Be at peace, My little one. Your God
moves to right all wrongs.
September 2, 2003
Jesus
My children, these words are lessons in love. I seek to teach you that love is
sacrifice. The two words, love and sacrifice, are nearly interchangeable from
the heavenly perspective. If you love someone, you are willing to sacrifice for
their well-being. In earthly terms, if you value or love a thing, you are
willing to work, save, and plan to acquire that thing. If you place that same
concept into heavenly terms, you can take a virtue, such as the virtue of
obedience. If obedience is a valuable thing to you, a desired thing, you will
work, sacrifice, and be patient until you can acquire this virtue. It is the
very same with all of the heavenly virtues. I want you to value and put great
emphasis on these heavenly virtues. I, your Jesus, am saying to you, truly, you
will need to have these things to acquire heaven. You believe Me, and know that
I speak only the Truth. So you must begin to concentrate on the acquisition of
these virtues. You must sacrifice to achieve these virtues. You are practicing
and these virtues are becoming more second nature. You see them in your daily
lives and your behaviors are changing. We are working on patience. We are
working on trust. We work on fortitude. You are becoming kinder and more
compassionate. My children, all is going as it should be. I tell you that you
are destined for great holiness and you will achieve this holiness if you remain
united to Me. And you will do so, because I will protect you.
Children, do not seek to further or advance the opinion others have of you. It
is irrelevant. Please spend no time at all wondering or worrying about this.
Worldly opinions change with the wind and a person could think well of you one
day, and slander you the next. You must not rely on these opinions for your
peace because, as you have learned, you will be disappointed. Instead, rely on
Me, Who does not change. My opinion of you remains steady. I will always love
you. I will always seek your betterment and well-being. I will always help you
and consider your interests My own. So spend no time entertaining grief that the
world does not appreciate you. You will be appreciated in heaven, and indeed,
this is already the case. Heaven is pleased with holy souls and seeks to assist
them. Your heavenly friends will do more good for you than worldly friends who
are not rooted in God. Be at peace, dear ones, as I will warn you when another
seeks to harm you. I will protect you. Be assured that if you follow Me, all
that occurs in your life will be for the advancement of your soul and the
virtues I wish your soul to house. If you are ill, particularly, spend your days
with Me and I can show you heights of holiness that will leave you breathless. I
work with great energy in the soul of someone who suffers physically. Trust Me,
please, with everything, for I am caring for you lovingly.