Mary has requested that the daily message be given each day to the world. It is read nightly at the prayer service from her Image Building in Clearwater, Florida, U.S.A. This is according to her request. All attempts will be made to publish this daily message to the world at 11 p.m. Eastern time, U.S.A. We acknowledge that the final authority regarding these messages rests with the Holy See of Rome.

July 28, 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.

Mary speaks: for the Almighty
                            has done great things for me.
                        Holy is his name, (Lk 1:49)

He does the great things my children.
I am His instrument.
It is not my will I seek but His.

He has the might and the power.
I am but molded in His image and likeness.

My shepherds,
It is in studying the Scriptures, His word, that you see the picture of Jesus. He is the Word. Do you come in His name or your own?

He wants you to serve Him with gentleness and love.

I am Mary, I am the handmaid of the Lord. I serve Him. He is the One Who is mighty. You come in His name to serve Him, not in your own name. Do not hold on to your life, die to self to live and serve the Lord. He loves you so. He gave His life for you.

I am Mary the maid-servant of the Lord. Blessed be His name forever.

Messenger: Jesus defines:

APOSTLES - This includes handmaids and servants of the Good Shepherd. "Apostles in the Shepherds of Christ Movement adhere strictly to the Shepherds of Christ Movement. They see their calling and commit totally to this."

ASSOCIATES - "Associates are members that pray the prayers, but have other commitments as their duties. They may follow other messengers."

Jesus does not wish other messages mixed with Shepherds of Christ messages at Shepherds of Christ meetings.

Jesus wishes those speaking in the name of Shepherds of Christ to restrict themselves to our material and not mix it with other visionaries’ materials or personal theories.

John 17:11-26

I am no longer in the world,
but they are in the world,
and I am coming to you.
Holy Father,
keep those you have given me
    true to your name,
so that they may be one like us.
While I was with them,
I kept those you had given me
    true to your name.
I have watched over them
    and not one is lost
except one who was destined to be lost,
and this was to fulfil the scriptures.
But now I am coming to you
and I say these things in the world
to share my joy with them to the full.
I passed your word on to them,
and the world hated them,
because they belong to the world
no more than I belong to the world.
I am not asking you
    to remove them from the world,
but to protect them from the Evil One.
They do not belong to the world
any more than I belong to the world.
Consecrate them in the truth;
your word is truth.
As you sent me into the world,
I have sent them into the world,
and for their sake I consecrate myself
so that they too
    may be consecrated in truth.
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.

Father,
I want those you have given me
to be with me where I am,
so that they may always see my glory
which you have given me
because you loved me
before the foundation of the world.
Father, Upright One,
the world has not known you,
but I have known you,
and these have known
that you have sent me.
I have made your name known to them
and will continue to make it known,
so that the love with which you loved me
    may be in them,
and so that I may be in them.

Jesus speaks: I wish them to be one. I do not wish any of My apostles lost. I speak to apostles on the Internet. I speak to the world. I want the absolute truth and purity in My Movement. I have given messages for the Shepherds of Christ Movement through My messengers Father Carter and Rita. Other messages, although valid messages, are not to direct this mission. Anyone who is an apostle in the Shepherds of Christ Movement lives by these messages and these messages alone, these include the messages of Fatima. I will not introduce other messages from other messengers at this time or anytime soon. In the end all valid messages will be consistent and will be centered in truth.

I do not wish other visionaries or messages be mixed with this material.

Many will come with messages. Messages are authority. Some believe all messages they hear and follow all the signs. More and more the devil will work through signs and messages to lead you astray.

Apostles in the Shepherds of Christ Movement adhere strictly to the Shepherds of Christ Movement. They see their calling and commit totally to this.

Associates are members that pray the prayers but have other commitments as their duties. They may follow other messengers.

The bottom line is this, you must carefully discern any messages you follow.

The Shepherds of Christ Movement operates in truth to help renew the Church and the world. It is centered in consecration, rooted in My word.

When signs and wonders come, it must be made clear to all that this is not absolutely a sign of truth.

Your truth will be found in My word, the Commandments and the doctrines of the Church. You must follow the Pope to be a practicing Catholic in good standing with the Catholic Church.

What you are to look for is the voice of the Good Shepherd.

I am the good shepherd;
I know my own
and my own know me,

Jesus speaks: Do you hear His Voice? A valid messenger will not contradict the word of God or the 10 Commandments. A valid messenger will be one that adheres strictly to these truths.

There will be a struggle in the world amongst the young to stay rooted in the truth.

Signs do not necessarily mean that something is coming from heaven.

The sign I give to you is My Mother, on the building, other signs may be valid or invalid, do not rely on signs. The words must be rooted in the truth. The words of a message must be the Voice of the Good Shepherd which gives insights to the Gospel message and supports the Ten Commandments.

Do not be led astray by false prophets.

Those who speak truthfully come in My name. If you are of Him Who gave His life to save you, you follow the word and the Commandments.

The Voice of the Good Shepherd is heard in the writings that are valid writings.

I give these writings from heaven. I wish all to follow them every day on the Internet. I wish this to be a daily part of the apostle's schedule. I speak through the messages on the Internet to apostles. Apostles must read them daily. I speak to you.

John 10:11-18

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.
And there are other sheep I have
that are not of this fold,
and I must lead these too.
They too will listen to my voice,
and there will be only one flock,
one shepherd.
The Father loves me,
because I lay down my life
in order to take it up again.
No one takes it from me;
I lay it down of my own free will,
and as I have power to lay it down,
so I have power to take it up again;
and this is the command
    I have received from my Father.

Question for married couples and others in intimate relationships:

Q:  How do I feel our friendship has helped me be more thankful?

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