the Cross of Love

#641   Wed. Mar. 15/17,  10:40 am,  St. Theresa’s before the Blessed Sacrament

(the Cross of Love)

I want to sing Words of Joy to My People.  Let not your faces be sad.  I hear and will answer your prayers, so you only have to be Joyful.

But, if you do not think I am listening, or have given Me a time span in which to answer and you think I haven’t, then you are not Joyful.

Give it to Me.  Give it to Me and I will answer.  Trust that I will answer.

Trusting walks hand in hand with Joyful.

So, there is the measuring stick.  If you say “I trust in the Lord.” and have a long, sad face, then you most certainly are not trusting in the Lord.

The ability to Trust --- the Grace to Trust should bring you abundant Joy.  How else do you want Me to say it?  What other explanation do you need?  Do you not think that I am serious when I say if you truly Trust you will be truly Joyful?

Now, what else did I want to mention?  How have you been?  Well, you know that I know how you have been, but how are you taking it?  Are you trusting that My Hand is on it all or are you asking Me to take this Cross from you?

Ok then, what other cross would you like to have?  Not that I will necessarily give it to you, but tell Me anyway.

Do you see what I am trying to point out to you?  A cross of your picking is not The Cross.  The Cross of My picking for you is the True Cross because I am asking you to step out of you, out of your plans and joyfully accept the Cross I have for you.

Don’t hesitate to ask Me for the Grace I give you to help you carry this Cross.  I will shower you with Great Graces to lighten your load.

You see, it is a True Cross when it comes from Me the One who knows the fullness of The Cross. 

Yet, if it comes from you, it does not have the same spirituality effect as the one that comes from Me.

So, whatever you give up for Lent, do not see that as a cross but a gentle offering to Me.  Dare you ask Me what I want you to give up for Lent.  Yikes!  Not likely, eh?

Mine is not the giving up, but the taking on of More Love for each and every one of My Dear People.

Think well of all.

Speak well of all.

Be well to all.

There is The Cross – to die to the fact that you cannot not Love this or that person.

I died for Love.  Now I ask you to die to yourself that wants to hold some in contempt, some not worthy of your love.

Pick up The Cross daily.  The Love Cross.  Not a suffering Cross, but a Love Cross – The Love Cross.

And when you see that you have put it down here and there during the day, run to Me and ask for the Love, Strength to pick it back up, NOT chastising yourself, but willingly to start anew with My Graces to help you on your way --- really on My Way.

Seek out the Cross of Love daily.