Given December 26, 2018
 

 

     

 

 

 

                R. Did you see the sun peek out among clouds
                    of silver-white –
                    While the rays just seemed to shoot out
                    all over from the center which was
                    the sparkling sun.

               

                To have relationship one must decrease and
                    God must increase in man's heart –

 

                People act from what is within –
                    If a man is full of darkness and
                        anger –
                        darkness and anger come out –

               

                If it's Christmas and a man is full of darkness
                    and anger inside it can come out in
                    their actions –

 

                But see the peeking sun, amongst the clouds –
                    and rays going out all over the
                    place from the center - the peeking sun –

 

                There must be selflessness more and more
                    rooted in God as center in order
                    for a man to have relationship –
                    meaningful relationship with God
                    and others –

 

                God more and more possesses our soul as we
                    ask for Him to do so –

 

                Freedom is not being enslaved by darkness,
                    unforgiveness, anger, pride, jealousy, envy
                    inside a person.

 

                To become more and more like Christ –
                    we must die to ourselves and be
                    filled more and more by God –
                    possessed by God.

       

 

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

 

A Prayer for Intimacy with the Lamb, the Bridegroom of the Soul

     Oh Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, come and act on my soul most intimately. I surrender myself, as I ask for the grace to let go, to just be as I exist in You and You act most intimately on my soul. You are the Initiator. I am the soul waiting Your favors as You act in me. I love You. I adore You. I worship You. Come and possess my soul with Your Divine Grace, as I experience You most intimately.

 

 

                R. The Christ-life is directed toward going out
                    our ourselves to God and to human persons.

 

                Fr. Carter says

 

                "This going out of self is not always easily
                achieved, precisely because it involves
                a process of overcoming the strong thrust
                of selfishness. While going out of self
                to God is obviously the primordial personal
                relationship for the Christian, it is interesting
                to note that, through the words of Scripture,
                God tells us that our relationship to our neighbor
                is the criterion by which we are to judge our
                authentic love for Him: John 3: 10-11.

 

 

 

John 3: 10-11

Jesus replied, ‘You are the Teacher of Israel, and you do not know these things! 

    ‘In all truth I tell you, 
    we speak only about what we know 
    and witness only to what we have seen 
    and yet you people reject our evidence. 

 

1 John 4: 20

Anyone who says ‘I love God’
and hates his brother,
is a liar,
since whoever does not love the brother
    whom he can see
cannot love God whom he has not seen. 

 

                R. Going out to others –

                    serving them – being for them – loving them
                    is being like Christ who showed us
                    by His life lived in love –
                    This is our process in our behavior
                    in life – going out in service, in
                    love, in being with others – even in
                    a car, the same room, at Church,
                    in the family, in marriage, in the grocery,
                    in the car on the road, in community –
                    in the neighborhood, with our vendors,
                    the bank, whoever we deal with –
                    there is relationship as God intends us
                    to be – in integrity – true to our word –
                    in selflessness, in being Christ to others –
                    always witnessing the Christ who operates
                    in us – loves through us – is our strength –

 

                The Holy Spirit in us bringing unity, service, love,
                    wisdom, kindness, peace, joy – light!!

 

                Christian maturity –

 

                We see a child born – needing parents,
                adolescence, young adulthood –
                significant relationships – working
                with others – even toddlers learning

                to share.

 

                Encounters with others!!

                As we learn to encounter others - we
                learn to live more deeply in our personal
                relationships with God and
                visa - versa!

 

                Christ paid a big price to teach us –
                    He came into the world, the Son of God
                    and took flesh –

 

                Christ lived and taught –
                    He healed and served and
                    He died on the cross for our sins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                R. MATURE CHRISTIANS

 

                    God is our source of becoming!

 

                    God is INFINITE

 

                    God wants to communicate with
                        us.

 

 

 

 

 

                   R.  God is the INFINITE SOURCE
                        of LIFE

 

                Christ came and gave us His
                    (1) example

                    (2) teaching

 

 

 

1 John 2: 5-6

But anyone who does keep his word, 
in such a one
   God’s love truly reaches its perfection.
This is the proof 
that we are in God.
Whoever claims
    to remain in him
must act as he acted.

 

                R.  We are unique –

 

                God calls us to live as we
                    are to be in contributing
                    that uniqueness to the
                    heavenly Father's Plan –

 

                We are to live as God wants
                    with the talents He gave
                    us to use –
                    not all try to be the same –

 

                We all have our own fingerprints –
                    our own faces –
                    our own hearts –
                    our own souls –

 

                We follow the one true God and yet
                    He has made us with different
                    talents to contribute to His
                    plan as a mature Christian –

 

                OPENNESS

 

                The Spirit is present!!

                NOT RIGID – Controlled –

 

                God wants us to be in the image
                    of Jesus as the Father intends
                    to contribute to the Father's Plan.

 

                Christ has a plan for our
                    life – we must follow
                    Him as He has taught
                    us and use our
                    unique talents to
                    love and serve God as
                    the Father intends!!

 

                We need the Holy Spirit as our
                    guide – not decide we
                    know God's plan for us
                    in cement –

 

                A person can be doing the same
                    bad behavior 20 years later
                    but more ugly –

 

                We must be rooted in the commandments
                    of God – His way of life
                    in truth and justice,
                    but we are flexible so
                    God the Holy Spirit can move in
                    us like the wind to serve
                    God as He desires.

 

Cling to Me

May 13, 1993 

Jesus: My dear child, if you stay close to Me, then I live in you and you live in Me. I am He Who created you and I love you with such an intensity that you will never know. My words are your truth. You must abide in My heart in all things. There is no room for doubt. My ways are steadfast, direct, and without error.

    You must stay rooted in Me to ward off the power of the evil one. His grip is paralyzing and crippling. His power is stronger every day.

    When you live in Me, I am in your heart and he has no power over Me. I am your God. I am your true lover. I want to protect you. I want to guard you from this force. Stay rooted firmly in Me and he will have no power.

    I am He Who comforts you. My hand is upon you. Hold tight to Me, My child. My eyes are fixed right on you. You are My most precious child. I love you as no other can. My arms are about you. My tenderness surrounds you. My love is in your heart. You go not alone. I walk with you.

    I share every aspect of your life with you. Cling to Me, feel My presence. It is warm and secure within your chest. There is no room for fear, for I cast out fear and bring you comfort and joy.  end of May 13, 1993

 

 

                R.  God's message is timeless and
                    unchanging –

 

                We are a work in progress –

 

                We are to be open to the Holy Spirit
                    moving in us as the
                    heavenly Father wants,
                    His Plan for our
                    lives – Going out in
                    love and obedience to God –

 

                The numberless possibilities
                    God has in store for our
                    lives – not tied down – in
                    control – forcing things for
                    selfish pride – caved in –
                    in cement

 

                Following Christ

 

                Love is the basic ingredient
                    of life –

 

                Love is now –

 

                Love makes the world
                    go round

 

 

 

 

                R.  LOVE helps a person survive
                    the hardships of life!

 

                TO LOVE and

 

                To be loved –

 

 

 

 

October 5, 1992 - 3:30am

R.  Dear Jesus, Give me Your hand to write this book for you. I am your servant. I want to be Your hand to this world. If you, Lord Jesus, would write a book, what would you say?

Jesus:  My dear children,

   Today I come to deliver a message to each of you. I want to tell you of each person's dignity, of their beauty and their self-worth. Each child is, oh, so uniquely precious to My Most Sacred Heart. Each child is full of the talents I have given to them. Each person is divinely created by God and given all these gifts to be happy and love one another.

   The problem comes when you feel you will be left out. That you will be left by another who has trodden on you and will do it again. I see you all as My most precious children. I watch your every move and know all pain and anguish in your heart. My Heart aches, you have insecure feelings about yourself. I came to this earth I died for you. I felt cold, hungry, lonely on this earth. You need not worry that no one knows the pain and anguish in your heart. God created you with such special gifts and talents. It is important for you to raise above your wound and forgive those who hurt you.

   You need only turn your will and your life over to Me and I will guide you in all your ways. I have all the Power. Many are not of My ways. The key to life is to recognize your faults, but still know you are this precious gift of My Father a gift to this world. This world is in need of your strength. Running yourself down, blaming others hurting them can cause you misery and pain. At this very moment, you are the precious creation of God!! You must operate with Me in your heart.

   You need not run yourself down. I am with you every day guiding your ways, lest your foot stumble and you lose your way. You will not wander far from your path if every day you keep bringing your focus back to Me. If you dare let Me be at the helm, if you dare to really let Me run your life, I will do with you such wonders that you yourself would be amazed. But you will know with such ease when you did these things that you did not do them alone. You will know My power, moving the mountain, My power chipping at the stone, My power working on your hardest problem and you will be set free.

   Oh yes, you will be set free and know a serenity that only comes from letting go and letting Me run your life. To you, My child, I have given all that is good. I made you My holy soldier, My warrior in a world of pain and hatred. You are the light that shines in the darkness, you are the coat to a cold child, you are the smile that warms a troubled and lonely heart. You are the comfort for everyone you meet, because My most precious Heart powers you, smiles through you, understands and loves through you.

   Love your fellows for Me. There are so many troubled hearts that need to know My love. I can love through you if you let Me, I can be their friend through you if you let Me. I am He who comforts you and you are he who comforts them. My power is endless, it never runs out, there is not a power failure EVER. In your darkest hour, My light shines in the darkness and I say to you, "Oh blessed of My Father, look at yourself with awe, you are My creation, you are indeed so precious to Me, you are My light to this world, you are My hands and My feet and most of all My Heart."

   Oh, you are My loving Heart, to those who are bowed down, to those who are lost in the darkness, you carry My smile and wear My armor in a world that is trying to tear one another down with hate and ugliness. There is gentleness, there is love, there is hope in you, if you open yourself up to Me. Be My knight to the world, wear My armor. I am your God and I will protect you from the darkness. Plug into My power, be not afraid, I go before you always and you can rest in My arms when you feel weary. You can put your head in My lap and weep, you will know, I am truly with you and you are My light to this world. I created you so special - to cast out fear in the darkness, to clothe the naked, to give hope to the oppressed, to be as I live in you and love through you and you are My smile and I touch My hurting ones through your love.

   You are he who loves this world. You must stay plugged into My power-source. This world is hungry for My love. It needs My love, I give to them through you. I am your God and I made you as a gift to the world. You are filled.

    Focus on Me and your life will be abundant and whole, joy in suffering, freedom — but  you can take the knocks because you will know you do not go it alone, but with Me. I love you My precious child.    end of October 5, 1992

 

 

                R.  A person suffering, working, frustration
                can do things easier if they have love.
                Jesus wants us to know His love –

                    Here are His love letters.

 

                 

                   

                    

                 

 

 

 

                    R.  Love between God and man –

 

                    Love with each other –

 

                    Loving oneself as God intends –

 

                Authentic love

 

 

 

                R.  Love is a risk –

                    but God commands us to love –

                    in order to mature - we must love –

 

                Love is a mixture of
                    happiness and sorrow –
                    laughter and tears –

 

                Fr. Carter says!

               

                2 people in a personal relationship
                    in love are still –
                    2 unique people –

 

                But people who love each other
                    seek unity and still
                    be the person God intends
                    them to be –

 

                Every person is to be as God
                    intends them to be in
                    contributing to His Plan –

 

                NOT

                SLAVISHLY

                DEPENDENT

 

                Forcing others through improper
                    means to put up with
                    abuse –

 

                In love relationships that are
                    mature the people grow
                    to be more and more like
                    Christ and rejoice in
                    the contribution of the other to
                    God's plan of helping souls
                    to go to heaven.

 

                God's plan of helping others
                    mature as loving persons
                    in God's plan –

 

                It is not selfish – closing the
                    other down from relationships
                    God wants of them with others –

 

                Authentic love has as one of its
                    more beautiful characteristics

                    the absence of a selfish
                    possessiveness.

 

 

The definition of love used by Father Carter is as follows.

Love is the gift of self to promote the true good of those loved.

 

               
               

Seek True Treasures

February 17, 1994 5:30 a.m.

Jesus: My little ones, how are you doing? Are you getting bogged down in this weather? Do you know yet that you do not control the elements? You live every day and you think you have much to do to control your actions but you do not see the eyes of Him Who watches over you with loving care.

I give to you this earth and all you need to sustain your life here. Man worries about the earth and if this or that will happen. Man has become so independent that he thinks he controls all things and he needs to worry about his present and future.

You, My favored, chosen ones, know that life here lasts but a moment and like smoke it is gone without a trace. Look at your ancestors. So few people ever remember their ancestors, yet your ancestors thought that at every moment their actions were so crucial. Little ones, you hold on to life. You hold on to these little happenings here and you worry in vain! Look at the big picture, My little ones. Here today, gone tomorrow, and where are you going?

The days go by with such speed. "Oh," you say, "Where have the years gone?" You think every second is so important. You worry, you fret, you wander empty roads and I watch you. I see you with your emphasis on the moment. You are being deceived, My little ones. It is in seeing the moment as part of eternity that you really know what is going on. Each moment you live, you are the teacher about the God Who dwells in your breast. Each moment you live, you are My messenger to this cold, scared world. Nothing you do means anything except as you are serving Me.

Take off your glasses. Behold the life above. See every moment as a drop of the life to come. See every moment as part of eternity. All these drops together make up your pass into My kingdom.

You worry, you wonder, you fret, you hold on. I give you a toothache, I take it away. One second and a toothache is gone. Is that not how it is with life–one second and it is gone? Oh, how those little precious moments seem to die away and you scarce can remember what happened! Yet during people's lives those moments seem earth-shattering. Those moments are yesterday's forgotten memories. You hold on, you fret, you fume and I watch you let go of each moment, only to become forgotten by today.

Store up your moments as part of eternity. Every moment here is part of your pass to My kingdom. How are you living this moment? Is it used to give service to Me and preach My gospel? Are you making all your moments count towards your eternity? Each moment is but a breath and it is gone. Did you use the moment I gave you to do My work? This time is not yours. I can snatch your moments away in one breath. It matters, My children, only as you choose to serve Me and spread My love!

If everyone had God as their primary goal, what love you would possess. What power you would know, because God is the mightiest force. I have all the power. Other power is false power!

Do you get it yet? Do you think anything you hold on to is so precious here? Here today, gone tomorrow, and I snatch you from your seats and you never return to finish what you deemed so important.

Are you comprehending My words here? The body is but an instrument to get you around. Reach with the spirit within. Live from the soul. Communicate with Me in your soul. Look for the unseen world that surrounds you constantly. Die to yourself.

You have a soul at this very moment that is a vibrant spiritual force alive within you. Live from your soul, My little ones. Focus on your soul. Live from your heart. Do not fret and fume for the things of this world. Here today, gone tomorrow, and then forgotten. Today's moments, yesterday's forgotten treasures. Do they mean so much or do you forget what seemed so important?

Reach with the soul. Live for God. Each moment is your chance to store up treasures for eternity. They will never be forgotten. What you do to help others to know Me will never be forgotten. How you loved will never be forgotten. How you gave lives on in those you touched. Your love is like a bubbling brook. It bubbles and keeps on bubbling. Your selfishness dies the moment after you live it.

Love is the force. Love is the power that reflects the God above. Love is not selfish. Love does not demand its own way. Love gives and doesn't stop giving. On the day of judgment it will be found in the hearts of those you touched. Think of only yourself and watch your moments become yesterday's forgotten moments. Love your brothers and watch the world reflect the love you gave, from now to the end.

Love or selfishness? I call you to love. I call you to plant a seed that grows into a mighty oak. Plant My seeds of love. Ask not how you can attain your goal but how you can fulfill the goal of God. Love God, love one another. Too simple, too hard for many.

Love, children. Reflect the God Who dwells within your soul. Store up your moments forever lest they become yesterday's forgotten treasure.

Like ripples on a pond, your love never dies. It reaches on and on and goes into the moments of eternity. Love is lasting. Love never dies. Love God, love one another. Die to yourself and live.

end of February 17, 1994