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R. The Father's will was all in all to Christ
It was the guiding principle of all He did
Of everything Christ taught and spoke
was zeal for His Father's glory
Doing the Father's will to His passion
and death on the cross
Christ would not rest until
the work of the Father was
fulfilled in every sense
Christ loved the Father's will to
His death on the cross
Christ clung to the Father's will
Obedience to the Father's will
for man is paramount
Obedience to those over us
Jesus: What good does it
do a man to do his will and ignore
Me
It is like a bird trying to swim in
the ocean when he was designed
by God to fly the skies
Likewise a fish who only survives
in water trying to survive
on dry land
Foolish men
I give this message every day
Mary appeared at Clearwater as never
in the history of the world
Is the work you do for your
power, affection and greed
When I call a man to serve He is
to seek the Father's will
to live by the Father's will
to obey authority
to live to serve as you are
told by those over you
This message is for the whole
world
I am Jesus, I died and rose to
give you a sharing in My life
In My Father's love and mercy for men
the Father allowed Mary to appear
and deliver the message of Fatima
when World War I raged
Hitler formed his troops after
you ignored the message Mary
gave
In God's loving mercy
Fatima was a gift telling
men to obey the Father's will
To make Me the King and Center
of their Hearts
To make reparation to Our Two
Hearts, Mine and My Mother
To pray for the increase of
faith, hope and love
To adore the Eucharist
To praise the Trinity and
To obey
The more I give this message daily
the more those asked to help Me
circulate it give into satan
I called for an army of love and
obedience
I have seen the struggle for
power that has brought down
so many struggles for your
ignoring Me, My Father and
My Mother the Lady of Clearwater
Excerpt from Response in Christ by Fr. Edward Carter, S.J.
e) Relationship with Members of the Church
There is but one true Church of Christ. Yet this one Church has three different states of existence. There is the pilgrim Church, the Church of this world, composed of members who have received the grace of Christ and strive for its development. They have not yet obtained the goal of their efforts, as have the members of the heavenly Church, who enjoy God in eternal happiness. The Church suffering is an intermediate state of existence necessary for those who had not achieved the required purification as members of the pilgrim Church. Although there are these three phases of the Churchs existence, there is a profound union existing between all the members. All these members possess the same basic life of grace in Christ, and this common life establishes the most intimate bonds of love. In our preceding chapter, we discussed the pilgrim Church. Let us now consider the Church suffering and the heavenly Church.
The members of the Church suffering are those who have departed from this life in an incomplete state of Christian development. Their development is incomplete in the sense that grace has not fully taken possession of them, and, as a result, they are yet closed in upon themselves to a greater or lesser degree. They as yet cannot open themselves out in complete love to the Triune God in the beatific vision. They must undergo a further purification, a purification which could have been achieved upon earth with merit. Now the purification must be achieved with no merit attached. The pain of this purification is mixed with the certain expectation of achieving the vision of God. We can hasten the advent of this vision for this people by the offering of prayers and other good works. Scripture itself refers to our action on behalf of those in purgatory in Chapter 12 of the Second Book of Maccabees beginning with verse 38.
The members of the heavenly Church are those in whom the life of grace has taken full possession and has reached its completion in the life of glory. Faith now is unnecessary, as the light of glory gives the human intellect a new strength and capacity for seeing God face-to-face. While the Christian was a wayfarer, he received the imprint of the indwelling Trinity as he shared in Gods own life. Now in heaven that grace-life and possession of God reaches its completionthe absolute completion is not achieved, however, until the resurrection of the body. The divine persons give Themselves to the beatified in a profound union far surpassing that of the indwelling of the Trinity experienced here below.
This life of heaven is still the Christ-life, for just as we possess a share in Trinitarian life here below as mediated by Christ, and exercise this grace-life as structured by Him, so also in heaven is the mediation of Christ present. In the words of Rahner, "One always sees the Father through Jesus. Just as immediately as this, for the directness of the vision of God is not a denial of the mediatorship of Christ as man."14 And not only does the humanity of Christ unite the blessed to God, but also, in some way, to the whole of creation. This is merely a completion of what is begun here below, namely, the union with Christ in His humanity establishing the Christian in a special relationship with God, with other men, and with the whole of creation. We have a glimpse, therefore, of the fullness of life which members of the heavenly Church possess.
The heavenly Church, as St. Thomas says, is the true Church.15 The Church of this earth and the Church of purgatory are, each in its own way, reaching out in loving hope for the heavenly Jerusalem. Vatican II puts it very simply: "The Church, to which we are called in Christ Jesus, and in which we acquire sanctity through the grace of God, will attain her full perfection only in the glory of heaven."16
The members of the heavenly Church can help us in living our life of grace until we too share its fullness with them. Their power of intercession on our behalf is but another ramification of the communal aspect of Christianity. We are meant to help others grow in Christ. We, in turn, are intended by God to receive aid from othersyes, from members of the heavenly Church, as well as from those with whom we dwell here below.
Not only can we be aided by the saints intercession, but the example of the canonized saints can also be of great value to us. They have concretely proved that full holiness is possible. Such an inspiration is of real worth when we are tempted to think that Christian sanctity in its higher degrees is impossible of attainment. Moreover, the canonized saints, in their diversity, teach us that there are many authentic versions of Christian holiness. They can be innovators in showing us that there are numerous possibilities in assimilating the mystery of Christ, although the basic assimilation remains the same for all Christians of all times. In the opinion of Rahner this is one of the chief roles the canonized saints exert in the life of the Church.17
NOTES:
14Karl Rahner, Theological Investigations, Vol. III (Baltimore: Helicon, 1967), p. 44.
15 Cf. St. Thomas Aquinas, In Ad Ephes., c. 3, Lect. 3.
16Second Vatican Council, Constitution on the Church, No. 48.
17Cf. Karl Rahner, Op. cit., pp. 100-101.
R. Christ's words at Gethsemane perfectly
sum up His life
Again, a second time, he went away and prayed: My Father, he said, if this cup cannot pass by, but I must drink it, your will be done!
R. Christ's life of grace was oriented
in love to man's good
Christ was bringing man from the state
he was in, to sonship with the Father
Christ was selfless
Christ totally gave Himself in love
to the Father for love
for men
Christ our Redeemer
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
R. Christ gave until there
was nothing more to give
This was the beauty of
Christ's life
To draw all men together
in a deep bond of love
in God
Love as brothers of a
common Father
Christ established the
Church our source
of life of grace
outpoured in the Church
R. Christ gave until there was nothing
left to give
He gave His body to be beaten
He was humiliated as a criminal
He was tested
He was sought after to put Him
to death
All by senseless men acting for their
affections
their honor
their power
their greed
Ignoring the Plan of the Father seeking
to make themselves the victors
over men for their own inferiority
complexes, their egos
Jesus: Do you not see My power and My glory,
oh senseless men
When you cover up your eyes to follow in My
footsteps really follow
be attentive to the Father's Plan and not your
agenda and ill-will of trying to
praise your power and glory and not God's
I called Servants and Handmaids of the Good Shepherd
to serve Me
to follow this Plan of My Father
When I warn you
You smother My warning and
Ignore the problem like the world
is doing for your own peace
take abortion its sin grows every day
Unless you listen you will learn as
the King in Jeremiah
I speak to be heard here
I have given you the Church to show
how I intended men to be united in
mutual bonds of love serving
God obeying God living under
the plan of My Father
I do not see unity and love
as I have called you to
I have given you My grace
I have called men in the Shepherds of Christ
to help renew the Church and the world
to follow My instructions of unity
and love in building this Movement
to pray for the priests, the Church
and the world to live more
intimately one as My First Blue
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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
Jesus: God the Father called the 13ths and
the 5ths and the retreats as days
of reparation and prayer to
intercede from God in these
troubled times
My Mother was sent to Clearwater
by God the Father to put into
practice these message of the
Shepherds of Christ for unity and peace in
the world in these troubled times
You know in the gifts God the Father
has given in this world that God
created all this from nothing and
you are commanded to love and obey
God to love with your whole
heart, your whole soul and your
whole being
God is all powerful The gifts given
have been out of love that men
would turn from their selfish,
rebellious ways and be witnesses
before men of holiness, living more
and more in My image and likeness
I call you to repentance
I call you to the truth
I call you to put-on-Christ as
you grown more and more in My
image and likeness
My work here in these retreats is
that you pray more and more
deeply for the healing of the
human family
I call you to be transformed as
you live the Mysteries of
My life in your life
Do you know what it means to
be incorporated into Christ Jesus?
You put on Christ
You live in My truth
You have your begging bowl out
begging for increase in the
virtues of faith, hope and love
You live as brothers and give your lives,
in love, serving God as
brothers in Christ
Your life is lived as St. Paul said
Galatians 2: 19-20
...I have been crucified with Christ and yet I am alive; yet it is no longer I, but Christ living in me.
Jesus: My Mother is so important in the
life of the Christian
To go to the Heart of My Mother
To know Mary is the Mother of
your spiritual life
To go to Mary's Immaculate Heart
and to pray for the Holy Spirit to transform
you more and more in My image and
likeness that everything you
do is to be more and more holy
as you were created to be
being witnesses before men of
obedience and unity and love
Living to serve Me
From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius,
by Louis J. Puhl, S.J. p. 12
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Man is created to praise, reverence and serve God
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