December 6, 1993
Jesus speaks: You come and I am here with you. I am with you in all your dreams at night. I am with you all day. I never leave your side. You may move from Me, but I stay close to you always.
I am He Who desires to teach you. I use your life to teach you lessons. Oh, little one, you have so much yet to learn. Be entirely of Me and My way so you do not miss one teaching.
This world is only a breath compared to eternity, here this day, gone tomorrow. People hold on to it as if it would never die. Your brothers are hurting. Offer up all your sacrifices for their souls. Constantly pray. Offer up your day, each day, for them. Say the morning offering with your children. All the little things you do each day can be a prayer for your brothers. Offer the day for the intercession of Me and My mother. We know who of your brothers really need prayers.
You may not feel that you are doing much but your prayers, offered up to Me for My intentions, are so powerful. You do not know the power of your prayers and sacrifices. The world is in so much darkness. It is suffering and has blinded itself to Me. You can help so many people through your prayer. Never underestimate the power of your prayers and sacrifices.
I called, you came. Make ready a place in your hearts for the coming of the Lord! Do not tarry. Time is short and His birth approaches. This time before Christmas is a time to ready yourself for Him. Anticipate His birth with eagerness. The little boy, Jesus, is born to this world. He comes as a baby but His coming is such an event. What His birth, the birth of a baby, did to change all of time!
So humble, the birth of a baby in a stable, and it would change all of time. This is Jesus, Son of God, made man, come to free the world of its sin. He comes as a little baby. He is born of Mary in a little town of Bethlehem. Who comes for this event? Shepherds and cows. But a light shines in the sky to broadcast this event! This is how it is with Christ. There is not a blare of trumpet, not a roll of drums.
Jesus comes quietly at each Mass. And who comes? God-made-man-at every Mass! It is quiet. It is not boastful. But it is God-made-man, Son of God, come to dwell in your hearts. The only blare of trumpets and roll of drums are in your hearts. If you are not aware of God truly present there in the Eucharist you miss the big event. Angels stand by and sing but man, in all his blindness, may miss the momentum of this event. You come to Mass and quietly you approach His altar. Quietly you receive God! If you are not in tune with His teachings and what is happening here, you will miss the whole event! Only those who seek Him and spend their life directed at knowing Him realize what occurs at every Mass.
Oh, you little ones, I come quietly into your hearts, but it is nonetheless the significance of the event. I am Jesus Christ, Son of God. Your hearts should be pure and your tongues holy. You should come with pounding in your chest and anticipation of what is happening. Only those who know Me truly realize what occurs because I come so quietly.
I am not boastful, I am God. If you miss the greatness of this occurrence, it is your own doing. I do not sound a trumpet. I come very quietly and I steal a place in your hearts. It is your readiness and your awareness of Me that makes My coming change your life.
Ask Me to teach you more and more each day about Me. I am there, but in your busyness you might miss Me. I am quiet and powerful. The world is noisy and abrupt and without power. It is in the silence I come. It is in the whisper I am revealed to you. It is in your search for Me that your love for Me grows. The world flaunts its useless products in front of your eyes. It is boastful and flaunting, but it is worthless. I am quiet and hidden. I am here, but you must seek Me. I do not boast of My greatness. I am there in the silence, but My might is unbounded and My power endless and I am always there out of love of you. But if you listen to all the noise in the world you will not find Me. It is only in the quiet whispers that I am found. The true treasure must be sought after. Put this noisy world aside and come to be with Me in the silence. Silence is golden and I am waiting there for you.
Copyright © 1994 Shepherds of Christ.