December 11, 1993 - 12:00p.m.
Jesus speaks: Oh you, beloved of My Father! You come and I am glad. My hand is upon you and you are set free from every tribulation. You are My precious child and I guard your life. Every minute I watch you lest you stumble and fall. You do not run amok because I go with you and guard you and you are free as a little baby at the breast. You are My beloved and I wait for you to come. Come unto Me and I give you rest. Your ways are made straight and your foot does not stumble for I catch you on your way. Oh, what more could you ask for, My little child?
But for many it is not enough. They search for and they seek in this barren land the milk and honey only I have. They wander, they fume, they fret, they make themselves anxious and they never find what they need. I have the key to unlock your hearts. If you will to be opened, I open you and I enter into your soul. You are no longer empty, but full. You are no longer alone, but accompanied by Me, your God. You cry out and I come to the rescue. I enter into your hardened hearts and make them soft and loving. Only I have such power and such might. Do you wonder how does He do this? I do this because I am God. I alone have the power to change hearts. I have the power to make a person dead in sin turn to a life of love, but the person must seek Me and ask for My help.
I do not beg the hardened ones to come. I prompt the hardened hearts to change. I give them ways that they cannot refuse, but they refuse anyway. It is hard for them to walk the road they choose. I remain close by their side and I teach them through you. You prove an ache in their hearts so they battle with you. If you would go away, they would be able to remain in their darkness undisturbed, so they think. But it doesn't work that way! Their own longing for God and their own denial of it causes such an ache in their heart. You who are spreading My light become a target for their unrest. It is all heaped on you and they attack you to get it to go away. But, as long as they think and argue with you, their longing does not cease and their ache is so prevalent. Be of clean heart. Follow My ways. Your soul craves this union with Me, and this union alone. Only I have that which you need! Pray for your sick brothers. Love them and show them My ways. They will hate you. They love the world. You are a thorn in their sides, but their unrest is in their own souls. It is only manifested in their attitude toward you.
They cannot attack themselves so you, who represent Me, become the target for their unrest. If they can work it out on you and win, then their unrest will go away. Don't let them taunt you. Move out of the way and they are left with the unrest. Continue to love and they must face the ache that is inside of them. If you argue with them, you become the ache. Don't argue about Me. Just be like Me to them. Let My light flow from your soul. You don't have to say a word. Your being preaches a mighty big lesson. My light radiates from you and My power is felt from afar. I am a mighty God. You do not know whom you touch by your connectedness to Me. You touch all those around you without a word. Your being and My life within you stir up the troubled souls. You beckon them to come and savor that joy and peace of heart you possess and they refuse. What unrest for them!
Keep spreading My light. Keep being the little light in the dark world. The darker the world, the more you shine. My light is the brightest. One little light can light up the darkest night. But oh, My beautiful children, need I say it again? Your light only shines when I am the center of your life! You need to be plugged in to Me every day for an hour at least. Come in front of My tabernacle. In an emergency, you can come at home, but you come and we spend our hour together. Me and My love, soul to soul. Oh, oh, how I love you all. I want each soul to come to Me. You may be the only way I touch a brother in darkness, but I can touch them through you and love them if you love them, even when they are nasty. Just don't go there. The more you are connected to Me, the more their behavior does not affect you. You realize their pain (and it is pain, for to be absent of God is pain) and you love them because they are so disturbed.
Love My brothers for Me. Minister in your daily lives. You do not have to go out and save the world. You do not have to make it hard. It is easy. It is to be as you are, to spend time with Me every day. Mass and Communion. Be with your family. Come to Me for short periods during the day, absolutely alone with Me, 5 minutes, 10 minutes. What an energizer! Just where you are, even in the bathroom! Then just be in this world. You will be doing the greatest work. Your life is My work if you spend it for Me. Pray your Morning Offerings. Your being and your staying attached to Me is all you need to do!
Don't run from your jobs when they are hard. Stay and be at peace with their tauntings. This is a big lesson for your sick brothers. They taunt you and you receive a peace. What powers you? Well, My sick one, only God can do that! It is a heavy load, but I go with you. I showed you the way in My life. They persecuted Me and I remained silent. I was at peace to My death. This peace I give to you. Teach My lessons of love and peace. Let Me dwell in your soul. Be selfless and surrender to the God Who wants to possess you.
So, you see, you die to yourself and I am alive in you. I work through you. I act through you. I am Jesus, Son of the Living God and you are My beloved. Come and let Me run your life and you will be at peace. Peace I leave you, My peace I give to you, not as the world gives, but as only I can give. I love you, My precious ones.
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