#271 Mon. June 9/14, 9:45am. St. Theresa’s before Blessed Sacrament.
Write softly. I want My People to know how gentle I want to be for them.
I am like a feather against your skin, not like an arrow to the heart.
I sigh your name not in a feeling bad way, but in an admiring way --- like Judy, Harold, Margaret, Tom, Leslie, Frank, Anne, Terry.
When I say your name it is a gentle whisper from My Most Sacred Heart to yours.
Listen for Me --- I am always calling your name.
I want you to turn and realize the whisper in your soul from Me is much stronger than lightning, more powerful than a tornado. It holds ALL life in this one whisper.
You will notice you are not at peace when there is crashing and bashing going on.
Yet a gentle touch from a co-worker, a kind word, or a simple smile from a stranger touches the inner part of your soul and brings it to a healthier way of being.
So it is with Me. I want to gently touch your soul by whispering your name.
Listen as I repeat your name over and over in your soul. It is not said in haste, or harshness, or belittlement or dishonor.
I honor you. I adore you. You are My Precious One.
Take another example.
Think of your favorite toy or possession. Do you toss it around without a care if it breaks or not? Do you hold it close, turn it over in your hands gently look at it from all sides and admire each part of it.
Yes you do!
Do it right now. Think of something you treasure. If it is close by, pick it up. Tell it why you love it.
Is it full of good memories? Does it remind you of a loved one? Is it just something that tugs at your heart for no apparent or obvious reason?
If it is a toy, have you named it? If it is another object, have you named it? My Mom’s favorite table cloth, my Dad’s ring, my brother-in-law’s jacket?
Now see Jesus picking you up in His Tender Hands, calling you by name, looking at you from all angles and being delighted with you from all angles.
Does He throw you to the ground and say you are worthless. Absolutely NOT.
He holds you tenderly and tells you how much He Loves you, what joy you bring to His Heart, what compassion He sees in you, what great love you have.
Listen. Listen to Him affirm you as a worthwhile human being. He knows how worthwhile you are because He Created you.
If you want, you can tell Him how worthless you feel because of what you have done or has been done to you.
But He will gently say “But right now, with Me holding you safe and secure, you are not worthless. The hurt you inflicted, or that was inflicted on you, is NOT here with you and Me now.”
I want you to know that it is only the NOW, with Me, that matters.
I know when you come to Me you are heavy burdened. Otherwise you would not be seeking Me out.
But, note that I tell you that if/when you bring your burdens to Me “I will give you peace.”
So the invite is not just to come to Me once, but come to Me ALWAYS, come with a sore toe or a broken heart. Each of these is a burden, so bring them to Me.
NEVER, EVER say that this or that thing is not that important or necessary to bring to the Lord.
Do not let yourself analyze or judge what needs to come to Me. Bring ALL of you every day, every second of the day to Me and I will give you rest.
Isn’t it oh so wearisome to carry all the broken bits and pieces of you around with you all the time. Sure it is!
That is why My Invitation is always being thrown open to you.
I know the weight of all the bits and pieces of the broken you are a burden and so I invite you to bring them to Me.
Right now I want you to name something about you that is bugging you. Even just a little, little bit. OK. Now bring it to Me.
It becomes less of a burden to you, and absolutely no burden to Me, when you drop it off for Me to care for.
This is not a cure solution, but rather a caring solution.
I will care for this nagging thing of yours while you go about your daily life.
When it bothers you again, and perhaps again assure it, whatever the ‘it’ is – that you have given it to God to care for so you no longer have to worry or fret about it which ultimately is what destroys peace --- the worry and fret over the “burden.”
Now sit quietly and listen for Me to repeat and repeat your name from My Heart to yours.
Hear the worth, prominence, adoration I give to your name, to you through your name.
If it brings tears to your eyes, rejoice and thank Me for these tears.
If it brings even a moment of peace to your body, praise and thank Me for it.
So, even if it brings you peace even for a moment, then perhaps the message is that the more we sit in silence and hear Him call our name gently from His Heart to ours, the more peace we will have.
Now some of you will instantly say “I am too busy all day to stop often for this meditation.”
But I bet you can find many times during the day when your heart can take rest in My Heart.
On an escalator, elevator, line-up for a flight, waiting for your meal in a restaurant, while sipping coffee.
You have many moments. I will leave it up to you to find them and make holy good use of them, so that our relationship can grow and grow.
God Bless every particle and piece of your day.
See your worth in the World through My Eyes, ask Me to gently hold you, ask Me to hear your sighs, ask Me to release over you abundant Graces of self-worth because you are Mine.
You may never find yourself worthy.
I have always found you oh so worthy.
Let My View of your worthiness reign in your heart. More of Me and less of you!! That is the goal, Right?
I Love you. You are Mine.
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