Mary has requested that the daily message be given each day to the world. It is read nightly at the prayer service from her Image Building in Clearwater, Florida, U.S.A. This is according to her request. All attempts will be made to publish this daily message to the world at 11 p.m. Eastern time, U.S.A. We acknowledge that the final authority regarding these messages rests with the Holy See of Rome.

October 24, 1998

Jesus speaks: My beloved ones,

I wish you to include the message given yesterday. I further state to you this day, I give you a free will. I do not wish others to try to control your free will.

I love you and I ask you willingly to serve Me. I want peace, harmony, and love. I give you a free will. I do not, do not wish others to try to force their wills on others. In a community men obey because they have agreed to join the community. In single life, all have personal boundaries. It is not God's will that you control and manipulate others' free will. It is My will that you willingly serve Me. A person must surrender his will to God's will. In the end there will be life with all living according to God's will. There will not be any "bumping of heads." If all lived God's will there would be peace and harmony. God has a plan for all, anyone operating against God's will, will cause problems. All must surrender their wills to Him.

I love you, Jesus.

Jesus speaks: A block to union with Me is not letting go completely. A block to union with Me is worrying about other people's approval. I ask you to pray the Prayer for Union with Me.

The following Imprimatur applies only to the Prayer for Union with Jesus and not the message above or below.

Prayer for Union with Jesus

Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart.

I am Yours to possess. I am Yours to use. I want to be selfless and only exist in You. Help me to spoon out all that is me and be an empty vessel ready to be filled by You. Help me to die to myself and live only for You. Use me as You will. Let me never draw my attention back to myself. I only want to operate as You do, dwelling within me.

I am Yours, Lord. I want to have my life in You. I want to do the will of the Father. Give me the strength to put aside the world and let You operate my very being. Help me to act as You desire. Strengthen me against the distractions of the devil to take me from Your work.

When I worry, I have taken my focus off of You and placed it on myself. Help me not to give in to the promptings of others to change what in my heart You are making very clear to me. I worship You, I adore You and I love You. Come and dwell in me now.

-God's Blue Book, January 17, 1994

Jesus speaks: Many parents do not confirm the beautiful creation God the Father created in the child.

Children are criticized by parents many times, parents wanting the child to be as they wish, setting high ideals and demanding perfection.

Children are not often treasured by the parents. Because of unmet needs on the part of the parents, they do not have the deep love they need to give their children proper attention and nurturing.

Children grow up many times with many wounds in their loving relationships.

Parents are the first teachers of love to children. Since they were taught by imperfect parents themselves, they range from loving to most unloving. But the fact remains that parents do have the authority, so however they are, they teach the children by example and sometimes force many unloving, imperfect ways.

If a child was not taught to trust those that were supposed to love him, he learned loving relationships were sometimes very painful, and it was much easier to close oneself off and remain at a distance so one would not get hurt.

A parent is the teacher of love, a parent is the teacher of relationship. If parents themselves are closed in their hearts because of wounds, they teach the child to be closed and stand-offish.

If the parents are warm and affirming, encouraging and praising the child for his goodness, the child learns to love himself and not be afraid.

Some individuals go through their entire life uptight and nervous, always worrying what others are thinking about them, and feeling quite inferior because they were treated this way as children.

Parents that are alcoholic or have other compulsive behaviors teach many dysfunctional ways of relating.

Parents that constantly criticize and find fault with their children, but seldom or never encourage them, teach the children that others are watching them to judge them and criticize them.

Many grown adults are locked in very severe dysfunction behavior patterns that stifle love relationships.

From the earliest age, before one could even talk, the dysfunctional patterns are taught and like a little computer the child learns these unloving patterns. The child, now an adult, does not understand why he cannot have love relationships for he wants them so much. But these dysfunctional ways are so ingrained in the little child, as an adult one does not even know he operates unlovingly.

When you receive Me in the Holy Eucharist I imprint on your soul knowledge of Myself. You are transformed more and more into My ways of loving. Your loving capacity is heightened in Baptism. In the Holy Eucharist the open soul is transformed into loving ways most likened to Mine.

Relationship is a gift I give you to help you to grow in the ways of perfection. In today's world, many will not believe they have any need to change their behavior. If they have a problem, instead of looking inward and realizing that the journey to God is one in which you are to spend your life growing in more perfect ways of loving, they look outside themselves and blame others for their own unhappiness.

I loved those who pierced Me. I tell you if you want union with Me, you cannot be divided in your heart with any man. You must be united to all men in love. Even if they are not following the Commandments, you love the persons, pray for them, and hate the sin.