FEEL THE PAIN INSIDE

Written at 8:15 a.m., in front of the tabernacle:

I love You so much, sweet Jesus. I love the Blessed Sacrament. I love the Eucharist. I love each moment with You - so precious to me, each moment, every special second. I am in tears and filled with such emotion and love for Him.

We see the outside, the body, the wounds of Jesus, but the pain was felt inside, the buckling over in the chest, the sound in His ears from angry men, the scene-all within the body of Christ.

The scene today from the outside-looks that are hollow, that are self-promoting, the looks on the face, the actions, the words spoken reflect the hearts within. The more the heart is like Jesus' Heart, the more the words will be like Jesus' words. How saturated are we in His life? How much do our actions reflect His life within us? Is our life rooted in Him? Do our actions reflect His light, or darkness coming from starved souls? The exterior of the body reflects the life within. A life rooted in Him reflects His life. A life rooted in selfish promotion reflects darkness inside. To be of Him we must die to self and live in Him. The struggles we have experienced have caused us to rejoice in new life.

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First Printing: September, 1997