REVIEW -- #656 -- HOLY THURSDAY April 14/17

 #656  Holy Thursday, April 14/17,   7:30pm,  St. Theresa’s, before the Reposed Christ

(what is more important?)

O Come all yee Faithful.  Come and BE with Me.  Do not let anything interfere with My Call and your coming.

Don’t we put up all sorts of objections --- but to what avail?  So, you don’t come and sit with Me.  What else have you chosen to do that outranks, outshines Me?

I fear your excuses would not stand up in the heavenly court.

This may sound like chastisement, but it is a most gentle reminder that there is nothing more important than Me in your life.

But for some of you it may take time, even a life time to have this sink in.

Think now, think hard.  If I walked into your life right now and stood in front of you and told you I was Jesus, the One and Only Jesus, what would you say?  

What excuses would you give Me for not tossing all else aside and abiding in Me?

Do you think you would rush off to something more important or would you tell Me I am the Most Important Person in your life.

Examine your conscience.  How many times have you rushed off to do something else and, let Me tell you, it is not anything greater than spending time with Me.  

What are our excuses?  Do we think I will understand and say “heh, no problem, just rush off and I will hope to get time with you another time.”

Do I have to book an appointment?  How about if I say each day for the rest of your life at least 1 hour dedicated solely to Me.  

What would you say?  I leave you 23 hours otherwise to do as you wish.  But is 1 hour a day still too much to give Me?

Does it scare you when I ask you right now what you are willing to give Me? What amount of time will you give Me when I have been so generous in giving you all sorts of time?

Could this be, might this be a question St. Peter asks at the Pearly Gates?  How much ‘one on one time’ did you spend with the Lord daily, weekly, monthly, at all?  How honest can your answer be?

Stay with Me awhile. And do you see what happens when we don’t?  You all flee at the slightest hint of danger.  My apostles still do this today. 

You have to stick with it even when nothing important seems to be happening.  Because something important is happening --- our relationship grows stronger and stronger.

You bind yourself more and more to Me who has already bound Himself eternally to you.