July 1, 2011 - Feast of the Sacred Heart
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July 1, 2011 - Feast of the Sacred Heart
God says: Can you share the rainbow
R.
A person says
"It's my rainbow, don't look
at it"
Jesus says: It's your rainbow to
share and remember"
R.
The person can say "I saw it
first it's mine"
How silly to try to possess a rainbow
given by God
the sun, the air
Will you share the air with me?
In this we all unite
The sun is put over us to share
The rain comes and it isn't given
to one man
In this we see the universal truth
Men were put on this earth to share
At an early age, a baby doesn't want
to share
children playing with a toy want to keep it and
the the other child seeing a toy in the
hands of another surrounded
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by a million toys wants the one
toy in the hands of the other
The wounded human nature comes
out in impure, selfish ways
We learn about living being corrected
by our parents, guardians watching
others live
Some of these lessons coming from wounded
others are impure, selfish,
possessive
What makes someone want to control
others or possess others or
even take others' things
We want people to know God is over us
now, now, now
God is giving us His love
That love doesn't run out
The sun is shining on me - now
The sun is shining on others
The sun is helping the plants to grow
The sun is a gift for us for us
The air I am breathing is air that
is given to me to you to us
to God's family
When I go to Mass today I receive
the Body and Blood of Jesus
All over the world on the Feast
of the Sacred Heart, people will receive
the Body and Blood of Jesus at
Communion
One body in Him
John 17: 20-23
I pray not only for these
but also for those
who through their teaching
will come to believe in me.
May they all be one,
just as, Father, you are in me
and I am in you,
so that they also may be in us,
so that the world may believe
it was you who sent me.
I have given them the glory
you gave to me,
that they may be one as we are one.
With me in them and you in me,
may they be so perfected in unity
that the world will recognise
that it was you who sent me
and that you have loved them
as you have loved me.
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. Oh what a gift it is
We are stewards of the earth
This is God's world
God created it
God created us
We belong to Him
Matthew 21: 33-43, 45-46
Listen to another parable. There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard; he fenced it round, dug a winepress in it and built a tower; then he leased it to tenants and went abroad. When vintage time drew near he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his produce. But the tenants seized his servants, thrashed one, killed another and stoned a third. Next he sent some more servants, this time a larger number, and they dealt with them in the same way. Finally he sent his son to them thinking, They will respect my son. But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, This is the heir. Come on, let us kill him and take over his inheritance. So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants? They answered, He will bring those wretches to a wretched end and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will deliver the produce to him at the proper time. Jesus said to them, Have you never read in the scriptures:
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
this is the Lords doing
and we marvel at it?
I tell you, then, that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
When they heard his parables, the chief priests and the scribes realised he was speaking about them, but though they would have liked to arrest him they were afraid of the crowds, who looked on him as a prophet.
R. We are brothers, put on this earth
Jesus died for us
Jesus rose for us
Jesus is our Savior
We were created by God
To know, love and serve God and
to love each other and
to love ourselves as God wills
God is love
Love is relationship
The devil said "I will not serve"
God commands us to serve
Jesus came to teach us how to live
in community how to serve,
how to love
The Good Shepherd laid down His
life for us
John 10: 11-15
I am the good shepherd:
the good shepherd lays down his life
for his sheep.
The hired man,
since he is not the shepherd
and the sheep do not belong to him,
abandons the sheep
as soon as he sees a wolf coming,
and runs away,
and then the wolf attacks
and scatters the sheep;
he runs away
because he is only a hired man
and has no concern for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd;
I know my own
and my own know me,
just as the Father knows me
and I know the Father;
and I lay down my life for my sheep.
R.
The devil tries to get us to think
love will run out
we won't get enough
be selfish
be isolated
caved in
Jesus teaches us in the loaves
and fish that He can keep
giving and giving and giving to us
God gave us this beautiful earth
The United States surrounded by the waters
so beautiful
The air to breathe
Beauty, Beauty, Beauty!!
God shows us that babies come
from union two human
creatures
Relationship
Jesus came God-made-Man
Luke 1: 26-35
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgins name was Mary. He went in and said to her, Rejoice, you who enjoy Gods favour! The Lord is with you. She was deeply disturbed by these words and asked herself what this greeting could mean, but the angel said to her, Mary, do not be afraid; you have won Gods favour. Look! You are to conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David; he will rule over the House of Jacob for ever and his reign will have no end. Mary said to the angel, But how can this come about, since I have no knowledge of man? The angel answered, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God.
R. Flowers reproduce by connection
Growth comes from unity
Cutting back the plant, Jesus
says in this Blue Book
message
To Grow, You Cannot Remain the Same
February 12, 1994 - After Mass
Jesus: I give you this intense love. Look at Me hanging, arms outstretched. Do you see I am giving you My all out of deepest love of you! How do I wake you? I profess it so profusely, but you do not open your hearts. You crave My love, you want it so badly, but you do not realize I am giving it to you now.
You are My beautiful daughter. I speak to you. You will be rejected but you will plant seeds that will germinate in the hearts of many. You must do My work. Do not be attached to the glory or the persecution. I am God and My might is endless. I am He Whom you love, He Whom you seek. Come to Me and I will fill you!
Preach the Real Presence. I am truly here, God alone! Preach My love on fire for every soul. People are hungry, they will listen. Lead My people to My love.
R. Jesus is speaking to you in the whispers in your heart. Do you block His words and only do what you want?
Jesus: To die to yourself you must listen to every word I plant in your heart, even the ones you do not want to hear because you might have to change something. To grow, you cannot remain the same. There is no growth if the plant stays the same.
I come to feed you, to fertilize you. I give you just the right fertilizer in your heart. Do you want to grow or do you want to remain unchanged? You will not grow if you do not use My fertilizer. It is the quiet whispers in your heart.
"Oh no, not that, Lord!" Oh, say "yes" to all I send you. It is with the greatest of love. It comes from Him Who laid down His life for you, Who gave you the last beat of His heart. I am Who am. I am God and I come before you, bruised, bloodied and beaten and I say, "Do you love Me so much as to listen to My promptings in your heart, to love your sick brothers, to do as The Father wills you to do?" I gave you the last beat of My heart. Why do you hold back? I am He Who loves you. I send you good things. Even crosses are good things. You grow from your trials and crosses.
Growth demands a change. Love finds a way into the hearts of others when you love with a heart of God.
Oh, child, I love you.
end of excerpt
R.
Jesus is the vine
We are the branches
A withered branch doesn't survive
God is the source of life
The devil wants men cut off from
the source, cut off from
each other, disharmonious
disconnected selfish
Plants grow with sun and water --
We need sun Vitamin D
We are a work in progress
We were created uniquely by God the Father
We were chosen for a purpose
We are not at random
God wanted us
God loves us
God made us
R. We depend on God
Man was meant to work together
We came into this world because
of union
Animals reproduce
There is a natural law
Fr. Carter would say think of all
the hands that worked together
to help us put out a single meal
We don't want to get into stereotype
ways we see that are opposed
to reality
God has the Plan
We are under God
Reality is seen through the eyes
of God the Father
Not distorted vision of bad habits
of men passed down
Angry fighting parents teach children
to live in anger
Parents not getting along, having
addictions, forcing children
to have survival tactics
teach dysfunctional patterned
passed-on - behavior
Where are we that we don't see even
the gift in the life of a tree
the trees that surround us
the beauty of the seasons
the growth of one tree
The beauty of the magnolia tree
The variety of trees
They teach us about the Might
of God
The uniqueness of each tree and
its splendor, position and
beauty
Life is not life, it says in the Blue Books,
if it is not rooted in Him
We can choose life
We must seek to know God
We must seek to build His Kingdom
Not listen to satan's stilled ways
Satan wants the death of the soul
Satan is darkness
Satan is prowling the earth
looking for someone to devour
Satan is lurking around like
a hungry snake
Talking in our heads
Telling us to pull back be
isolated, selfish want
our way
Fr. Carter taught me we were given talents
to use and to build God's Kingdom and
to teach others lovingly, willingly
what we know, so they can use
what we taught them to help
build the Kingdom of God among
men so they will know God
live united to God
Satan says hold back, don't help,
be jealous, possessive
seek affections from men slavishly,
Like 2 years olds
Don't share!!
Giving our heart to Jesus is God's will
holding onto selfish habits is
like the 2 year old that never
learned to share and do what
God wants with them
Here is a message Jesus gave me
19 years ago when I asked
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.
We are players on a stage
God is judging our performance
We are to be more and more loving
Being more in His image and likeness
The old isolated habits, selfishness,
vices lead us away from God
They are called deadly
sins because they rob us
of life
Life is in Him
Do you see mud or stars?
When God asks you
Can you do it?
Do you say "No - I have an
agenda", even though you
don't just a closed heart
We were given this world!
It is God's world
We were commissioned in baptism
to spread the Good News
How has God called you in
the life He gave you to do this?
Do you think things will run out and
you are here for yourself?
Jesus: I come and I call
I knock at the door
R.
You say "go away, Jesus" and
you are fearing listening
to satan I bring light
and help you close yourself to
Me to go to your locked closet
marked "FEAR"
How have you lived your life
in the locked closet of "Fear"
spreading the Good News
Working together is what I called you
to do
You did it your way working
alone
No one learned you got the
job done your way
I call you to teach you what you
need to go to heaven working,
bending, loving, trusting in God
you don't want any lessons
You work your way
You work your agenda
You have to be in charge
or you're not a team player
Heaven is learning to be a team
player
Heaven is community
Heaven is a reward
promised to those
who loved and served
the Lord
The Shepherds of Christ Movement exists
to bring unity to this world
to the Church
working in one mind and one heart
Your clock never let you learn
about the family
about community
about obedience
about harmony
The big lesson is unity
working and loving God
doing things for Him
to please Him
Trusting God
Identifying your life
with His life
You learned your ways
very well and you never
moved to learn Mine
Heaven is for lovers
There are no clocks
There are no closets marked fear
God is in control
not competing men for
dominance for dominance
sake
There is love
There is knowing insight into
the hidden mystery
There is oneness
Absorbed in unity
Knowing God
This goes beyond sharing
like the kids with
the toy
You can learn your bad
habits better
learn to do it your
way harder
never learn obedience and
structure and
when your legs are old and
your teeth gone
say
"I ran my own race
My legs are worn and
I ran to make
myself the leader
I had to be right.
I had to be in charge
I didn't learn the
2 years old lesson to
share
This is God's world
I am His creature and
I lived and wore my legs out,
my eyes out, my
arms out and I did it
my way, and when you get
to the gates of heaven say
let me in God, I'm here
move over"
What will I say to such
a pompous man
You never lived community
You never shared - really
the way you needed to
When I called community
you did it your way
Did you ever stop and
smell the roses?
Did you ever stop and quit
the deception of satan
When did you let yourself
be comfortable with
others
Heaven is like this
Being comfortable with
others
Not controlling
Not heartlessness
Wasting time with God and
those God called you
to live in peace
and unity
Mary: Look at your country
America
My children are dying in
this land of plenty
in this land of beauty
You and your pompous ways
Look at My Son on the cross
Where are you going?
I am the Immaculate Heart
Unless men seek purity
seek to serve God as
He desires
Learn to share, like
God intends
You see the sun as
your sun
You see the air as yours
You are locked in a
closet hiding your
talents under the bush
The God given talents
God gave you
You know your heart when
it is closed, fearful,
disharmonious
ruling for yourself
alone
Oh men
Jesus died showing you
about loving you
so much
Read My Rosary of
Sorrowful Rosary last week
July 21, 2011 click
Community is community
Religious are married to
God to bring fruit
to the children
When you get done with
thinking about yourself
and what you need
for your vain glory
are your legs old and
worn out from
running your own
campaign for your
victory
Read yesterday's rosary
God created you for
His purpose
He gave you the talents
to use in your
vocation to build
His Kingdom
The priests are serving and
working hard
Why not spread these
prayer chapters praying
for them for the future
generations
Satan wants you to be
selfish
Jesus:
Your days are numbered
a right
Quit thinking of yourself
Where are My workers in
the fields that serve
for the building of
the Kingdom
Can you people - who call
yourself holy
get out of the way
What have you learned
for your eternal
reward
Heaven is not to
punch the clock
Heaven is where everybody
does God's will
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