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July 25, 1999

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.

Messenger: Mary lived to please the Lord.

The Magnificat:

And Mary said:
My soul proclaims
    the greatness of the Lord
and my spirit rejoices
    in God my Saviour;
because he has looked upon
    the humiliation of his servant.
Yes, from now onwards
    all generations will call me blessed,
for the Almighty
    has done great things for me.
Holy is his name,
and his faithful love extends age after age
    to those who fear him.
He has used the power of his arm,
he has routed the arrogant of heart.
He has pulled down princes
    from their thrones
        and raised high the lowly.
He has filled the starving with good things,
    sent the rich away empty.
He has come to the help
    of Israel his servant,
        mindful of his faithful love
--according to the promise
    he made to our ancestors--
of his mercy to Abraham
    and to his descendants for ever.

Messenger: We must learn to be under authority.

We must learn to be over others like Jesus.

Both must be learned because those that taught us were imperfect.

If we give in to imperfections, if we so react when others say and do things that it cripples us and changes our moods, then others control us and the devil can use this to control our moods.

We must be in control. We must learn to take remarks of others and not let this adversely affect our behavior. We should try to consistently act as God wills.

Who is in control?

Do others make our moods?

Can we control all those around us and what they say?

We must ask God to heal us so we are not attached to others against God's will.

Do we live to get love and never give love?

We must be like Mary, the handmaid of the Lord.

We live to serve Him, to spread His love.

We can work out interior problems on others over and over again and never heal.

We must try to be like Jesus and Mary. Pray for this. They were pure.

We need to help one another, love one another, give as They gave, be one with our Lord.

Our main relationship is with God. This takes time. We are not the keeper of all the souls of the earth.

We cannot be adversely affected by the comments of others so that the situation causes us to go into self-defeating patterns. We have to see that they are trying, too. Accept them despite their faults. Realize we sometimes may have misunderstood them.

A person who is crippled by the words and actions of others, who changes directions because of what others say, must work on his reactions with Jesus and ask to respond as God wishes.

Jesus and Mary were without flaw. They responded according to God's will. They did not have imperfections and past hurts that They reacted to.

Jesus speaks: Pray the Prayer for Union With Jesus.

Pray to the Holy Spirit. He lifts you up.

Pray to be healed.

Love and forgive.

I love you so much.

Be kind, help one another.

See your own faults. Change yourselves. You cannot change the whole world.

That has been the problem of generations past. They changed events to fit their own selfish needs.

Men have left the Church because of one priest who was in error.

People have led millions of followers off because they wanted the Church to fit their lifestyle.

You must see yourselves as having an effect on others who come after you.

You are a leader.

Parents who teach untruths must realize that their error is felt for generations to come. They are teachers.

Leaders in My Movement must strive for greater personal holiness. You are the teachers. I am using you to help renew the Church and the world. Handmaids and servants must strive for purity.

Thus Our Lady of Fatima told Jacinta that priests must be pure.

Priests, handmaids, servants must model their lives after the Virgin Mary, seek purity, study the life of St. Joseph.

Let go of self-consciousness.

Come from a place of strength.

Messenger: When we are downcast, we are tempted not to read the Blue Books or even listen to Him.

His love letters are the key to happiness.

Jesus speaks: Pray the Prayer for Union. Memorize it.

Question for married couples and others in intimate relationships:

Q:  How do I feel when I am upset and you will not listen or even try to understand in love?

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