Shepherds of Christ          Daily Writing

November 7, 2006

November 8th Holy Spirit Novena Scripture selection is Day 6 Period  I.

The Novena Rosary Mysteries   for November 8th are Luminous.

Luke 14: 15-24

    On hearing this, one of those gathered round the table said to him, ‘Blessed is anyone who will share the meal in the kingdom of God! But he said to him, ‘There was a man who gave a great banquet, and he invited a large number of people. When the time for the banquet came, he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, “Come along: everything is ready now. But all alike started to make excuses. The first said, “I have bought a piece of land and must go and see it. Please accept my apologies.” Another said, “I have bought five yoke of oxen and am on my way to try them out. Please accept my apologies.” Yet another said, “I have just got married and so am unable to come.”

    The servant returned and reported this to his master. Then the householder, in a rage, said to his servant, “Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in here the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.” “Sir,” said the servant, “your orders have been carried out and there is still room.” Then the master said to his servant, “Go to the open roads and the hedgerows and press people to come in, to make sure my house is full; because, I tell you, not one of those who were invited shall have a taste of my banquet.” ’

November 7, 2006 message continues

Messenger:          God emptied Himself.

                        Humble and all Powerful.

                        We get in our own way.

                        Be empty

                        Making room in our minds
                            and hearts for God.

                        God calls us and all these
                            people make excuses —
                            Some are turning down
                            the eternal banquet.

                        We set our lives on what
                            we want, many times, not the
                            Father's will, we say
                            "no" I am going to
                            do it my way.

                        Jesus emptied Himself for
                            the love of the Father to
                            accomplish His ministry.

                        We are the blind, the crippled
                            the weak.

Philippians 2: 5-11

Make your own the mind of Christ Jesus: 

Who, being in the form of God, 
did not count equality with God 
something to be grasped. 

But he emptied himself, 
taking the form of a slave, 
becoming as human beings are; 
and being in every way 
    like a human being, 
he was humbler yet, 
even to accepting death, 
    death on a cross. 

And for this God raised him high, 
and gave him the name 
which is above all other names; 

so that all beings 
in the heavens, on earth 
    and in the underworld, 
should bend the knee at the name of Jesus 
and that every tongue should acknowledge 
Jesus Christ as Lord, 
to the glory of God the Father.

November 7, 2006 message continues

Messenger:          To taste of Your sweetness
                            Oh my God —

                        To come to me

                        To give Yourself to sinful me —

                        I eat Your Body

                        I drink Your Blood —

                        I am in awe that God comes
                            to me —
                            little me —

                        I empty myself to do His
                            holy work —
                            Holiness is obedience —

                        For all eternity we will
                            eternally be doing
                            God's will if we go to heaven.

                        God calls religious to
                            this deep spousal,
                            spiritual union with
                            Him.

                        The children of the religious
                            are the children of the
                            Church.

                        To see with wide vision
                            the souls of this earth.

                        A religious should have a
                            vision of the body of Christ and
                            how they work for deeper
                            commitment to our
                            baptismal vow and teaching
                            others of this.

                        Selfishness — seeing only one
                            self — disobedience to those
                            over us thwart our spiritual
                            growth —
                            for the religious it is
                                obedience and
                                celibacy

                        Religious orders have been
                            based on this
                            preparing us for heaven

                        Oh little do we know and yet
                            we can see how Christ
                            emptied Himself.

                        Do we learn the lessons of
                            the Savior?

                            He emptied Himself.
                            He took the nature of a slave.

                        Look at the lesson of the cross —

                        Many religious wear a cross —

                        It is to look at Jesus and see Him
                            giving Himself for the sake
                            of His precious souls —

                        Comforting His bleeding Heart
                            during His bitter passion
                            by our acts of love for
                            God who died for me.

                        Every sin weakens us, continual
                            sin leads to blindness
                            and can be like living in
                            a tangled net.

                        Looking at oneself as perfect and
                            justifying one's actions which
                            were sinful by blaming them
                            on an innocent other — further
                            constitutes sin.

                        There are levels of sinning, giving
                            into sin with the intention of
                            controlling another, punishing another
                            can be a pre-meditated sin —
                            disobedience to superiors further
                                adds additional offense.

                        God who came to this earth shows us
                            He gave His life doing the will
                            of His Father —

                        There is much grace that can be
                            granted for obedience to those
                            over us —

Hosea 6: 6

for faithful love is what pleases me,
    not sacrifice;
knowledge of God, not burnt offerings.

Ephesians 1: 11-14

And it is in him
    that we have received our heritage,
marked out beforehand as we were,
under the plan of the One
   who guides all things
as he decides by his own will,
chosen to be,
for the praise of his glory,
the people who
    would put their hopes in Christ
       before he came.
Now you too, in him,
have heard the message of the truth
   and the gospel of your salvation,
and having put your trust in it
you have been stamped with the seal
   of the Holy Spirit of the Promise,
who is the pledge of our inheritance,
for the freedom of the people
   whom God has taken for his own,
for the praise of his glory.

                        Sing:  What you Hear in the dark, you
                                    will speak in the light

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

    

November 7, 2006 message continues

Messenger:          A man went out and he planted a vineyard
                            and he began to see it grow —
                            — at sun up - he went out one day and
                                an intruder had trampled all the
                                new shoots

                            — he felt betrayed and hurt, but could
                                not find the man

                            — a woman watched from the side and
                                had this discourse with the intruder —
                                the intruder shared how he hated the
                                man for his work and he wanted to
                                hurt him,
                                the woman said "what did the man
                                    do to you" — he said he hated out
                                    of jealousy — the vine grower was really a
                                    gentle man, but he was getting
                                    rich and he didn't want him
                                    to prosper any more

                                the lady watched the man who planted
                                    the vineyard cry and start over —
                                    long hours, much toil,
                                    but she was silent —
                                    the intruder had been so angry
                                    she had comforted him because
                                    he was a troubled man —

                                    but the just man —
                                    she offered no word —

                            After days of toil, weeks, months —
                                again the man who owned the vineyard
                                came out and saw the little
                                shoots of his labor —

                            Again in the dark of the night the angry
                                man came to tear up the
                                place even worse, planting
                                rocks — for now he raged that
                                the man who owned the vineyard
                                was not stopped and tried again —

                            The old woman watched and in a
                                rage the angry man said this man
                                will never plant here again — now
                                old woman comfort me for my
                                sorrow, I am tired for my destruction
                                and the old woman again — listened
                                and sided with the angry man in
                                his rage.

                            At day break the man owning the vineyard
                                came and he knelt on the ground
                                and put his arms in the mud
                                and he cried —
                                Oh God I long for the fruit of the
                                earth and this intruder has
                                almost destroyed my land —

                                but God of Might, God of love —
                                    I long to help the people and
                                    provide them with juicy
                                    grapes and precious wine —
                                    Oh God hear my prayer

                            Again he began — for his faith was
                                strong and he toiled as never
                                before

                                and the moral to this story is —
                                    the evil will be seen in its
                                    evil —

                                No act is ever hidden from the Maker —

                        The one who enables others to tear
                            down while one plants is
                            guilty for their sin —

                            The evil man can be compared to the
                                devil —
                                who continually comes and
                                tears up the little shoots
                                by tempting others to sin —

                            Think of little babies —
                                freshly born —
                                sweet and gentle
                                and the television comes and
                                plants rocks in the mind of
                                children and we may
                                not know how to stop this
                                evilness, but to take a position of
                                acceptance, blindness, numbness
                                and not pray for the
                                    priests, the Church and the world —
                                    We must answer for ignoring this
                                    which is right before our eyes
                                    and we don't care or say we can't help.

                        The Might can be the Might of
                            God coming —
                            God divided the Red Sea
                            He brought a more pure race
                                after the flood

                        God is almighty —
                        And yet Jesus came — He emptied
                            Himself and took the nature
                            of a slave

                        A grape has a history

                        And so does every fruit —

                            The soil —
                            The seed —
                            The light, water, care
                            Then the trophy — a fruit is born

                        Likewise —

                            the evil seeds —
                            lurk from generations past —
                            eating like seeds of anger —
                            dad was angry —
                            grandpa before him —
                            they always yelled at their women
                            and she ran about — to the tune of
                                anger ———

                        As a little child they learned to be tense —
                            they learned to size up the room —
                            who looks angry —
                            what is wrong with this person —

                        The mind is a gift from God, but if
                            one has hidden sins —
                            anger that they fool themselves do not
                            exist
                            they can be like hungry dogs in a
                                basement —

                            If the smallest child opens the door
                                those dogs are out to bite the
                                innocent —

                        One plants

                        Another because of pride tears up.

                        And the enabler - in a family - lies to
                            cover it up, keeps it secret —

                        Look at Jesus on the cross —
                            bare wood
                            bare on the tree —
                            Christ the first-fruits

November 7, 2006 message continues

Messenger:          Well I tell you — no attachments —
                            born in a stable with beasts
                            dying on the cross — covered with
                            wounds not clothes

                        When one plants —
                            one can be more dramatic than
                            the intruder in this message —

                        Satan wants to get souls for hell —
                        Jesus, the Son of God, came He gave His
                            all for our salvation —

                        And they crucified Him to His death —
                        But in the death there is the resurrection —

                        Think of the 7 Sorrows
                            1.  The Prophecy of Simeon
                            2.  The flight into Egypt
                            3.  The loss of the Child Jesus in the temple
                            4.  Jesus and Mary meet on the way to the cross
                            5.  Jesus dies on the cross
                            6.  Jesus is taken down from the cross and laid in Mary's arms
                            7.  The burial of Jesus

                            Each one and how Mary said "yes"
                            She was the dry martyr.

                        Some may come and love and give so much
                            and those seeking dominance
                            and pain — tear and tear at
                            the one trying to build up the Kingdom
                                of God.

                        We learn the mystery of the cross —
                        We learn what truth is —
                        We learn that God is peace —
                        We learn God works with rules —

                        Satan wants people to disobey the
                            commandments

Ephesians 1: 15-23

    That is why I, having once heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus, and your love for all God’s holy people, have never failed to thank God for you and to remember you in my prayers. May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a spirit of wisdom and perception of what is revealed, to bring you to full knowledge of him. May he enlighten the eyes of your mind so that you can see what hope his call holds for you, how rich is the glory of the heritage he offers among his holy people, and how extraordinarily great is the power that he has exercised for us believers; this accords with the strength of his power at work in Christ, the power which he exercised in raising him from the dead and enthroning him at his right hand, in heaven, far above every principality, ruling force, power or sovereignty, or any other name that can be named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. He has put all things under his feet, and made him, as he is above all things, the head of the Church; which is his Body, the fullness of him who is filled, all in all.

  

Ephesians 2: 1-10

    And you were dead, through the crimes and the sins& which used to make up your way of life when you were living by the principles of this world, obeying the ruler who dominates the air, the spirit who is at work in those who rebel. We too were all among them once, living only by our natural inclinations, obeying the demands of human self–indulgence and our own whim; our nature made us no less liable to God’s retribution than the rest of the world. But God, being rich in faithful love, through the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our sins, brought us to life with Christ—it is through grace that you have been saved— and raised us up with him and gave us a place with him in heaven, in Christ Jesus.

    This was to show for all ages to come, through his goodness towards us in Christ Jesus, how extraordinarily rich he is in grace. Because it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith; not by anything of your own, but by a gift from God; not by anything that you have done, so that nobody can claim the credit. We are God’s work of art, created in Christ Jesus for the good works which God has already designated to make up our way of life.

 

Ephesians 3: 2-12

    You have surely heard the way in which God entrusted me with the grace he gave me for your sake; he made known to me by a revelation the mystery I have just described briefly— a reading of it will enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ. This mystery, as it is now revealed in the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets, was unknown to humanity in previous generations: that the gentiles now have the same inheritance and form the same Body and enjoy the same promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I have been made the servant of that gospel by a gift of grace from God who gave it to me by the workings of his power. I, who am less than the least of all God’s holy people, have been entrusted with this special grace, of proclaiming to the gentiles the unfathomable treasure of Christ and of throwing light on the inner workings of the mystery kept hidden through all the ages in God, the Creator of everything. The purpose of this was, that now, through the Church, the principalities and ruling forces should learn how many–sided God’s wisdom is, according to the plan which he had formed from all eternity in Christ Jesus our Lord. In him we are bold enough to approach God in complete confidence, through our faith in him;

                        Sing:  Harden Not Your Hearts

Messenger:              A person that comes from a dysfunctional
                        house — may want to move in and set up
                        what is familiar —

                            They may want all to do their dance —
                        what is familiar to them. If they were
                        in a home with anger they may try to control
                        through anger trying to make the house be like
                        their family —

                            In alcoholic homes there is the alcoholic,
                        the enabler, children who are majorly effected —
                        a hero child, usually, and a scapegoat child.
                        There is force to act out the play they
                        know is familiar (their dance) if
                        someone tries to change the dysfunctional
                        dance for themselves they apply pressure to
                        set it in play. Secrets are prevalent in dysfunctional homes,
                        there is denial — "the elephant in the living room" —
                        the alcoholic denies his dysfunction —
                        he is unpredictable — he can rage
                        at anything that pushes his button.
                        Children are subjected to this dysfunction.
                        Co-dependent sicknesses are learned —
                        One's happiness is dependent on the other —
                        Likewise one's misery is because of others —
                        They play the blaming game.
                        Failure to admit the truth and live
                            in denial allows the Merry-go-round
                            to continue.

                        This dysfunction can be in schools,
                            churches, places of employment,
                            bigger institutions, wherever there
                            is a community. It is paramount
                            to pray for those in authority to be doing
                            all things for the honor and glory of God
                            and not selfish gain. Pray for
                            priests, religious to be holy, rooted
                            in the truth.

                        The Shepherds of Christ Associates
                            do this. We pray for the priests, the
                            Church and the world — that covers
                            everybody.

                        Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of
                            Jesus pray for

1. For the spread of the devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary
   culminating in the reign of the Sacred Heart and
   the triumph of the Immaculate Heart.
2. For the Pope.
3. For all bishops of the world.
4. For all priests.
5. For all sisters and brothers in the religious life.
6. For all members of the Shepherds of Christ Movement,
   and for the spread of this movement to the world.
7. For all members of the Catholic Church.
8. For all members of the human family.
9. For all souls in purgatory.

                            spending 2 hours a week before the tabernacle —

                                IN SURRENDERING

                                TO GOD'S WILL

                                LIES OUR MIGHT

                        Dysfunctional leaders — move
                            from house, to house,
                            to house
                            trying to set up their
                            rules —
                            Different Houses —
                                same dysfunction

                            Like a moving circus —
                            Same rules
                                if it is alcoholism
                                there are players
                                    alcoholic
                                    enabler
                                    hero
                                    scapegoat

                        There is secrecy

                        There is failure to recognize truth
                        It is not done for the honor and glory
                            of God, it can be done for personal gain —                           
                            to establish the rules of their
                            dysfunction —
                            alcoholism is a disease —
                            The alcoholic must admit it to recover.

                        Dysfunctional home and communities
                            function dysfunctional —

                        Living in truth —
                        according to God's rules —
                        allows the Spirit to flow in
                            the institution —

                        Joy is there
                        Truth is there
                        Love is there

                        Consecrating the individuals
                            hearts to the
                            Hearts of Jesus and Mary

                        Consecrating the place
                            to the
                            Hearts of Jesus and Mary

                        Helps Jesus to be Reigning
                            on the throne in that place
                                in that person —

                        The Spirit Moving in
                            truth!!!

                        Being a center of light
                            living according to
                            God's will.

                        All for the honor and glory of
                            God.