#512
Wed. Apr. 6/16, 9:55 am, St. Theresa’s before the Blessed Sacrament.
Oh Lord, My God. Let me see You in each person I encounter
today. Let Your Light shine forth from
each of us all over the World. May we
not hide Your Light but make it visible to the World.
Do not stop My People from loving the World. That means we are called to Love each
individual in the World.
You see, that is where we get caught. We get caught up in thinking we are Loving
all, only to realize that sometimes in our one on one conversations we do not
like a particular person.
Do you see what I mean? Intentionally, each day, put on the prayer
shawl of Love. Do not let it slip from
your shoulders. Hold it firmly in place
by My Divine Love.
Think this.
Would I stop Loving this person from which you are withholding your
love? That is a very simple measuring
stick.
When you stop loving this person, have I
stopped Loving them? I have a greater
stake in their lives, I should be more offended than you, but still I do not
stop Loving.
Do you see what I so eagerly want you to
see? They may have hurt you, yet they
have also hurt Me. And yet I continue to
Love them. Ask Me each day to give you
the Great Grace of Loving even in the midst of hurt and pain.
It is easy isn’t it to Love someone who is
nice to you and loving and thoughtful.
But that is just tit for tat.
That is just returning what the other is giving you.
Now, imagine yourself face to face with the
person you are finding hard to Love. Do
you think they are also struggling to Love you?
Hmmm.
A dilemma.
How can I love someone who does not love me
Lord?
But I have not commanded you to Love only
those who Love you. Have I?
I have told you to Love. You are the one who decides who deserves your
love and who does not deserve your love.
Did I ever tell you that, if you want to follow Me, that that is a
choice you can make and still be a follower of Mine?
I have told you, that to follow Me --- if
you choose to follow Me – you must
Love all unconditionally. That is the
choice you are able to make with your free will. Not whom you can Love and not Love as a
follower of Mine, but rather will you follow Me or not.
That is your basic free-will choice – to follow
Me or not.
Once you have chosen to follow Me, if you
are most sincere, there is no free-will choice to Love or not to Love.
I am Love.
You cannot Love Me and not Love those whom I Love.
When you find yourself struggling with
this, realize that you are not really and truly and fully Loving Me!
Let that be your wake-up call. Let that stir your heart to ache to Love as I
Love.
So, when your Love wanes for another human
being, see it as a true fact that your Love is waning for Me.
It is not the TRUTH if you proclaim
that you Love Me and you do not love another of My Dear Father’s Creation.
When your Love dies for another, your Love
also dies for Me.
My Love for you does not die, but your Love for Me certainly does, because
you have chosen not to Love when all I have asked you to do is to Love.
“O Sweet Jesus, help me to Love as You
Love.”
It is possible, but you first of all,
before you go off into an un-loving mode, come to Me and ask Me to help you
Love as I Love.
You need “the Grace of Loving as Jesus
Loves” poured into your struggling heart.
But, if you do not ask for it, crave it, beg for it, desire it, I will
not be able to give it to you.
You have to choose to Love as I Love. You have to choose to want to Love as I Love.
It’s not always easy because of our human
nature that sometimes bends to the wishes of the devil.
Keep in mind, that each time you remain
unloving, you are not following Me. So who then are you allowing to lead you down
this dark path of anger and hatred?
We hate to think we hate someone. But, if you are not loving, then what are you
doing? Ignoring them, Lord! Then you are also ignoring Me. Avoiding them, Lord, then you are also
avoiding Me.
Tell Me you really want to Love them and My
Grace will fill your heart and enable you to Love and not hate.
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