WORD OF GOD - LK 21:14-15

LUKE 21:14-15

So make up your minds not to prepare your defence in advance; for I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict.

---- mine,

All you need to evangelize is to be imbued in My Word and My Spirit. Trust Me and My Spirit will empower you and arm you. He will provide all you need. You, on your part, prayer, and allow your entire being to be disposed to My will. Love. Be gentle, kind, tender, patient, remember each one is on their own journey to the Kingdom of God. True, some make the journey harder for themselves because they do not know, be kind, humble, and gentle. Listen, listening is more important than blabbering like Job's friends who were clueless about Job. He was more righteous before God than all of them put together. So listen, sometimes it is all that is required. And pray. Lean on the Holy Spirit and be ready to respond according to the Holy Spirit's prompting. 

WORD OF GOD - MT 23:37

MATTHEW 23:37

‘Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!’

---- mine,

In the place of Jerusalem insert your name and recall all the times in the past when you rejected Me you resisted My call, you ignored My Presence, you ran away from Me while I pursued you longing for you to stop fleeing for Me and return my love. If you had you would have found in Me a love more tender than all the mothers that ever lived, a love far more passionate than any mortal lover, and abiding peace and joy that nothing in this fleeting world can give you. Return to Me with all your heart and I will give you a new spirit one that is infused with Mine and I will lead you to the place that My Father has prepared for you before He laid the foundations of the world. Never forget, you are mine ----, mine.

WORD OF GOD - MT13:16-17

MATTHEW 13:16-17

But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.

---- mine,

You belong to the holy people of God, chosen before I laid the foundations of the earth to be Mine. So many in the world know of Me but do not know Me, you do. Many in the world would rejoice if they knew Me and believed in Me as you do but they never will, they will die seeking and groping. Many hearts are closed to any knowledge of Me and hence to the grace that would enable them to see what you see, to hear what you hear, to believe as you believe, and believing they would be saved. Do not take for granted what is given to you as pure gift. This treasure is yours - appreciate it, use it, share it, allow this gift of faith and grace to imbue your whole being body, soul, and spirit. And fear nothing, ---- mine, in this life, or the next for it pleases My Father to give you the Kingdom of God. Remain faithful to the end.

WORD OF GOD - ACTS 23:11

ACTS 23:11

That night the Lord stood near him and said, ‘Keep up your courage! For just as you have testified for me in Jerusalem, so you must bear witness also in Rome.’

---- mine,

Every Christian is called to courageously testify for Me as Paul did after his conversion. How faithfully have you borne witness to Me and to the Gospel? Can you truly say that your life has always been a witness to what you believe or have you held back because of fear of rejection, scorn, or persecution? Has anyone looked at you and desired to know Me better because of the way you live your life, by your love for all without prejudice, judgment, or criticism? Are you a self-righteous Pharisee? Unless you become one of the least of my little ones you cannot enter the Kingdom of God. Soon time for you will be no more; will you come before Me with empty hands after all that you have received from the hands of Your Father in heaven? Wake up! Tomorrow will be too late. Make a start now and begin to love as I have loved you.

WORD OF GOD - MK 8:2-3

MARK 8:2-3

‘I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way—and some of them have come from a great distance.’

---- mine,

There is no particular group of people that I care for more than others. I have compassion for all, I love all but I have a great tenderness for those who remain with Me. They are prepared to suffer any hardship, prepared to go without proper food and rest only because they desire to stay with Me, near Me. Many are unable to articulate what or who it is that they ache for in their soul they just know that they are hungry, thirsty, and weary and they look at Me with hope and longing. I will send away no one who comes to Me. No words are required for those who lift their gaze to Me in helpless longing. I will satisfy every need and every yearning of the hungry heart. No one who comes to be will be sent away, no one who comes to Me will perish by the wayside. I AM God there is no other. Come to Me and find the answer to all your hungry heart longs desires. I AM God. 

WORD OF GOD - MK 2:17

MARK 2:17

‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.’

---- mine,

All who acknowledge that without Me they can do nothing, that without Me they will never be able to fill the great void in their soul, who acknowledge their inability to heal themselves of the effects of their sins on their mind body spirit, and soul, all who turn to Me and ask Me to touch and heal them, and make them whole, will always experience the power of God, the mercy of God, and the unfailing love of God. Recall, why the Father sent Me into the world, He so loved the world that He did not desire the death of anyone, as they most surely would have done, but that all should have eternal life in and through Me. Come to Me all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. My yoke of love is easy and My burden of love is light. Love makes all things possible. 

WORD OF GOD - MT 13:11-13

MATTHEW 13:11-13

When they bring you to trial and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say; but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

---- mine,

Man's propensity for evil is a constant. Every generation has people that are given over to evil, violence, and death. Bigotry and ignorance go hand in hand and when confronted with Truth which is irrefutable the enemies of Truth burn with helpless rage because they lack the means to withstand it. This is why they use force to violently crush those who stand for Truth and grind them into the ground. But fear nothing. Have courage. Stay calm for the Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you and the Word of God that is in You will empower with wisdom. Love, gentleness, kindness, and joy always have the final Word, and Truth spoken in love is far more powerful than hate. The wicked will be scattered like chaff in the wind. Be not afraid I have overcome the world.

WORD OF GOD - MT 7:18-20

MATTHEW 7:18-20

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.Thus you will know them by their fruits.

---- mine,

What kind of tree are you and what type of fruit do you bear? It is by the fruit you produce that you will be judged. Live a life of righteousness and virtue. Be open to the needs of those less fortunate than yourself. Hear the cries of those whose voices are silenced and remain unheard. You have received generously give generously. The Father's arm is not short He will pour His blessing on you if you have a heart that is like unto Mine. The more you give the more room there will be in your heart to receive new mercies and graces. Pray constantly and know that I AM God. Nothing is too difficult for Me.

WORD OF GOD - TOBIT 7:17

TOBIT 7:17

 

‘Take courage, my daughter; the Lord of heaven grant you joy in place of your sorrow. Take courage, my daughter.’

---- mine,

Courage is believing even when you are not sure of what the future holds that if it is God's will He will give you all that your heart desires. Courage is facing all that makes you anxious, fearful, sad, downcast, unsure, and believing despite it all that in the end I will give you a perfect solution, a perfect answer, and a perfect remedy for each of your innermost desires and prayers. Do not be afraid to ask Me for anything you need for yourself as well as those you love and be assured that every prayer will be answered according to My Will. My answer will always be the one that is perfect. Don't be afraid my little one, it pleases My Father to give the Kingdom of God to all who ask in faith.

WORD OF GOD - MK 13:37

MARK 13:37

 ‘And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake.’

---- mine,

These are treacherous and dark days and evil abounds this is why the people of God are urged to remain alert, to keep awake. Let nothing trouble you, be anxious about nothing but pray constantly. Remain steadfast in virtue and call on the Spirit of God to strengthen you with grace so you will never tire of doing good. Be pure, be holy, and let all you do and say be done fore My glory alone. Do not worry I AM with you always. Be aware of My Presence in you. I will never leave you nor will I forsake you for you are mine, forever. Be still, know that I AM God and I love you.

WORD OF GOD - MT 5:8

 MATTHEW 5:8

‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.’

---- Mine,

When you examine your conscience consider all your thoughts words, and deeds in the light of what I say to you today. Discern all in the light of the virtue of purity. Are your motives pure always? Do you possess a childlike heart and simplicity of spirit or do you on occasion see yourself as a little better than others? Do you suffer from a spirit of self-righteousness and think yourself spiritually superior to some of the people you know and even call friend? Only the pure in heart will see God. Reflect and examine your heart truthfully and sincerely and you will see how miserably you fail over and over again.  A  proud heart and a self-righteous spirit I spurn.

WORD OF GOD - REV 3:20

 REVELATION 3:20

Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me.

---- mine,

I AM here at the door of your heart closer to you than your breath and I come to you in the guise of the poor, the outcast, the forgotten the least, the lost, the despised, the ones who have for no hope, the ones in despair, the ones whom the world the self-righteous, the hypocrite, and the holier-than-thou reject. I entreat you constantly to hear and open the door of your heart to Me and recognize that it is I who desire you to see Me and welcome Me into your heart. When you do, I will dine with you and you with Me. I will delight in you and you in Me. Keep your eyes and ears open to recognize Me in each of the distressing disguises I approach you and respond with generous love and compassion.

WORD OF GOD - MK 11:24

MARK 11:24

So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

---- mine,

Pay careful attention to My Word to you today - it is I who speak, it is I who say to you this day and every day, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you. All who seek with a sincere heart patiently and without tiring will receive all they ask for. Never give up seeking with childlike eagerness tirelessly for Truth. Knock, seek and ask persistently. Believe, and do not give up, and your faith, your persistence, and your eager desire to receive all you ask for will be given to you. It will be poured into your lap in full measure, pressed down and spilling over for I AM the God of all mercies and graces and I delight in pouring out in abundance all that is good and needful to all who approach Me with a childlike heart and a humble, contrite spirit. A humble contrite heart I will never spurn.

WORD OF GOD - PS147:13

PSALM 147:13

For he strengthens the bars of your gates;
he blesses your children within you.

---- mine,

I assure you that I will bless you and all those nearest and dearest to your heart always. I will strengthen you so no harm will come to you and yours, no evil will penetrate the place where you dwell for you have made Me your dwelling place. Fear nothing stay calm trust Me pray constantly do good and be a blessing to all whose lives you touch always. I will keep you and all those you love safe under the mighty protection of My wings. Be not afraid remember you are Mine.

WORD OF GOD - JUDITH 12:14

 JUDITH 12:14

‘Who am I to refuse my lord? Whatever pleases him I will do at once, and it will be a joy to me until the day of my death.’

---- my own,

Take Me at My Word let it be the rule of your life. Do nothing, say nothing, think on nothing but the Word I speak to you every day in so many different ways. Hear My Voice through all those around you, through creation, in Scripture, and those who are anointed. Pay attention, listen and you will have light enough for each day. The grace I give you will be sufficient for all you need.  Know My Word unless you know it you cannot believe nor act on it. Just believe and you and your household will be saved.

WORD OF GOD - ACTS 16:31

ACTS 16:31

 “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

---- mine

I send You hence you are accountable to Me. Before I commissioned you I prepared you I have equipped you with all you need. Armed with My Word and filled with My Spirit, all you need to do is to respond with faith. Go where I send you carrying the Light of My Word trusting Me to achieve what I desire. It is not you who will accomplish anything but My Spirit working in you who will ensure that the mission entrusted to you bears fruit for God's glory. 

WORD OF GOD - 1 COR 2-2-5

1 CORINTHIANS 2:2-5

When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling. My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God.

---- my own,

Take a leaf of St.Paul's book he did not trust his merits for he had none, he put himself in My hands and he permitted the Holy Spirit to do for him what he knew he could not do himself. Trust Me and trust the Holy Spirit to do what you know you cannot do on your own. Just be available and open and respond to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Let My Spirit do all the work in and through you; all that is required of you is to be ready to be used by God to glorify Me.

WORD OF GOD - JN 3:30

 JOHN 3:30

'He must increase and I must decrease.'

---- mine,

The closer you draw to Me the more clearly will you see yourself ad know yourself. It is only when you distance yourself from Me that you suffer from delusions of grandeur. Where are you? You are a daughter of the Most High God but you are also the one to whom God stoops low from heaven to be with you. It is God who comes down to you making Himself small for your sake even though you are His sinful little creature. In Me, you are all things apart from Me you are nothing and can do nothing. Remain in Me and I will remain in you now and until the end.

WORD OF GOD - 1JN 3:21-22

1 JOHN 3:21-22

Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God; and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.

---- mine,

Unless you believe in your heart unless you have faith, unless you approach Me confident that all you ask for will be given to you, your prayers of petition remain unanswered. You must approach Me with the confidence of a child who has no doubt that his father will not withhold any good thing from him. Let your motives for asking be love alone free from all self-interest and I assure you anything you ask Me or My Father in My Name, will be given to you.

WORD OF GOD - MT 21:22

MATTHEW 21:22

‘Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive.’

---- mine,

Faith even as small as a mustard seed has the power to move mountains. Believe in Me, believe in My Word, believe that the Father desires you to have every good and perfect gift but you must ask in faith expectantly, The Father delights in giving His children all they need but first you must approach Him with the confidence of a child knowing that He will deny nothing to those who believe in Him and in the One whom He has sent, His Son. Whoever believes in Me lacks nothing. 

WORD OF GOD - JN 5:5-9

JOHN 5:5-9

One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been there a long time, he said to him, ‘Do you want to be made well?’ The sick man answered him, ‘Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; and while I am making my way, someone else steps down ahead of me.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Stand up, take your mat and walk.’ At once the man was made well, and he took up his mat and began to walk.

---- mine,

A man was lying beside the pool at Beth-zatha for thirty-eight years too ill to move? All that time he had been feeling sorry for himself because there was no one to put him into the pool when the water was stirred up. I saw him and approached him and said, 'Do you want to be made well?' The obvious response should have been an eager, 'Yes, I do.' Instead, he voiced the distress that had plagued him all those years, ‘Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; and while I am making my way, someone else steps down ahead of me.’ Are you in any way like him? Are you so caught up feeling sorry for yourself that you have forgotten that I am right here beside you saying to you what I said to him, 'Do you want to be made well?' And waiting for you to say eagerly and expectantly, 'Yes Lord, I do wish You to heal my whole being, heart, mind, soul, body, and spirit. Heal me, Lord, heal me.' And you will hear Me say to you as I did to that man, ‘Stand up, take your mat and walk.’ 

WORD OF GOD - JN 3:34-36

JOHN 3:34-36

He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure. The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in his hands. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but must endure God’s wrath.

---- mine,

Listen to My Word, believe what I say, and make known to everyone you meet that I alone give life - this is as My Father has willed it. Receive Me and you will receive My Spirit and I will make known My Father to you and we will come to you and make our home in you. But first, you must believe in the One that the Father has sent. Apart from Me, you have no life. Apart from Me, you can do nothing. Apart from Me, you have nothing that is worth having. Without Me, your life is bereft of all that the Father desires to give you - which is the fullness of Truth, Beauty, Goodness, and Joy but these can be yours only if you believe in Me, receive Me in your heart, and are rooted deeply in Me. 

WORD OF GOD - JN 6:35, 51

JOHN 6:35, 51

Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.’

----mine,

I AM the living bread, eat Me, drink Me and you will never thirst or 
hunger for the things of the world, the things that stale, decay, can be lost and can die. Instead, come to Me, eat Me, drink deeply of the Living Water that flows out from Me, and live a life of superabundant joy that is not of the world but comes to you directly from My Heart. Abide in Me and I will abide in you not just for an hour or a day but always. Be still and know that I AM God and I love you now and forever. My Father wills that you belong to Me, He chose you to be Mine.

WORDOF GOD - PS 69:13-18

PSALM 69:13-18

But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord.
At an acceptable time, O God,
in the abundance of your steadfast love, answer me.
With your faithful help
rescue me
from sinking in the mire;
let me be delivered from my enemies
and from the deep waters.
Do not let the flood sweep over me,
or the deep swallow me up,
or the Pit close its mouth over me.
Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good;
according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.
Do not hide your face from your servant,
for I am in distress—make haste to answer me.
Draw near to me, redeem me,
set me free because of my enemies.

---- mine,

I hear you, I am with you, fear nothing but separation from Me. Strive to be pure and holy. Let your every thought be captive to Me, let every word be inspired by My Spirit, let every deed glorify Me. I will keep you safe from the Enemy. I will rescue you from the pit of vipers. I will draw you out of the miry pit, and I will wash you, cleanse you, purify you, feed you, and sustain you. Remain in My love and I will protect you, I will keep you safe from the wiles of the Enemy. Trust Me! Courage! Believe! Have faith! All will be well. Remain in Me, remain in My love.

WORD OF GOD - LK 6:46

 LUKE 6:46

‘Why do you call me “Lord, Lord”, and do not do what I tell you?’

---- mine,

Every moment of every day that you are alive, My Holy Spirit speaks to you constantly but you do not always listen to Him, you do not give Him the freedom to lead and guide you into doing what God wills. You drown out His promptings when you follow your own sinful inclinations. The longer you ignore Him the more quickly your conscience will grow so coarse you will no longer hear Him then when it is too late and you cry out, 'Lord, Lord open the door to me, I ate with You and drank with You, I heard You preach.' You will hear Me say, 'Depart from Me, I never knew you.' Before the dawn of that dreadful day build your house on the sure foundation of the Rock which is My Church. Remain childlike and docile to My Spirit, and you will hear Me say in the end, 'Come, enter into the home of My Father.'  

WORD OF GOD - MT 26:4-41

MATTHEW 26:40-41

Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, ‘So, could you not stay awake with me one hour? Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.’

---- mine,

If My Church falls asleep while the devil wreaks havoc in the world what hope is there for anyone to stand firm against the evil that is seeping insidiously into the very fabric of society, the family, institutions of education, and governments? While you sleep the devil is sowing darnel among the wheat. Ignorance of Me and My Word is rampant. No one can tell the difference between right and wrong, good and evil anymore.  How long will My Church and its members sleep while Satan roars at her gate seeking to prevail upon her? Wake up while there is time yet. All the time-honored institutions of the world are crumbling and will no longer be able to withstand the onslaught of evil that is pervading the whole earth. Pray without ceasing, fast, and plead for mercy for yourself and for the world. Stop indulging the flesh and wake up!

WORD OF GOD - EPH 2:19-22

EPHESIANS 2:19-22

So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling-place for God.

---- mine,

There ought never to be a moment in your life when you feel unwanted, unloved, a stranger, an exile, an outsider, because you, my own. You are a member of the household of God. You belong to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Because you are grafted to Me in baptism, you are privileged to address God as Dad, Abba, for you are now a daughter of the Most High. I have not left you orphaned, I have not abandoned My own, but I have sent My Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Love and Truth, the Spirit of Wisdom and Knowledge, the Spirit of Understanding and Fear of the Lord to come upon you and to dwell in you. He helps you every moment of every day awake or asleep until your time on earth will come to a close and you will stand before the Throne of Mercy. Do nothing that will separate you from My love and you will remain Mine in time and in eternity.

WORD OF GOD - MT 17:5

MATTHEW 17:5

While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!’

---- mine,

Do you wish to be happy in this life and eternally happy in the life to come? Then do all that the Father asks you to do - do it promptly, joyfully, humbly, and obediently and the peace and joy that surpasses all human understanding will be yours; no matter what difficulties and challenges you will experience in your pilgrim journey from this life to the life that is to come. Be still, know that I AM The Eternal Word of the Father, and listen to Me, not just sometimes and in some things but at all times and in all things.

WORD OF GOD - ROM 8:14-17

 ROMANS 8:14-17

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’ it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ—if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.

---- mine,

Fear has no place in the life of a child of God whom you are privileged to lovingly address as Abba, Dad, Papa. Baptism grafts you to My Body, the Holy Spirit makes His dwelling place in you and enables you to live a life of grace. Only the sinless may enter God's presence. You are sinless whenever you approach Me in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and are washed in the Blood of the Lamb. Unite all your sufferings in this present life with My agony, passion, and death on the Cross and you will be glorified with Me as co-heir in the Kingdom of God. Fear nothing save sin.

WORD OF GOD - MT 22:14

 MATTHEW 22:14

For many are called, but few are chosen.

---- mine,

All who hear of Me but do not pursue the path that leads to knowledge of Me, all who are baptized and grafted into My Body but either reject Me or are indifferent to Me, all who believe in Me passionately for a while but do not persevere in the path of holiness and purity fall under the category of being called. But the ones who remain rooted in Me, are obedient to My Word, and docile to the Holy Spirit for as long as they live are the ones that are chosen to live with Me forever in My Father's house. In My Father's house are many mansions, and I have prepared a place for you, claim it by living a life conformed to My will while you still have today for tomorrow is promised to no one.

WORD OF GOD - LK 6:35

LUKE 6:35

... love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.

--- mine,

The way of the world is contradictory in every way to the way of God. The world is opposed to the values of the Kingdom of heaven, to Beauty, Truth, and to Goodness. The world teaches you to worship at the altar of self, of personalities, of wealth, and power but I tell you most solemnly today unless you worship the Lord your God alone with all your heart with all your soul and with all your strength and your neighbor as yourself, I will turn My Face away from you. Follow the Way, the Truth, and the Life if you desire joy in this life and eternal joy in the life to come. Pursue virtue, have faith, place all your hope in Me for in Me you will have the fullness of life and joy even in the midst of sorrow. You can choose to be a friend of God or a friend of the world for you can serve only one master. Choose life and you will live.

WORD OF GOD - ESTHER 5:6B

Esther 5:6B

..... the king said to Esther, ‘What is your petition? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.’

---- mine,

To you, a daughter of the King I say, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you ask the way to the Kingdom will be revealed, to all who seek the secrets of the Kingdom will be made known, and to all who knock persistently and in faith, the gates of the Kingdom of God will be thrown wide open for it pleases My Father to give the Kingdom of God to all who believe in Me, His only Son, and to give them all a share in His Kingdom for all eternity.

WORD OF GOD - LK 12:2-3

LUKE 12:2-3

Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops.

---- mine,

You cannot hide from Me. There is no place you can go that I will not follow. Your whole life is an open book before Me - I know all. The very worst thing you can do is fool yourself that you can hide the evil you have done, all the wrong choices you have made, I know them already. You can only be forgiven and renewed when you approach Me with a humble heart and a contrite spirit and acknowledge your sins with sorrow and true repentance. My mercy is greater than any sin you commit no matter how grave - it is unconfessed and unrepentant sin that I cannot forgive. Approach me with boldness and ask for all You need and I will give you far more than You expect or imagine for I AM God. 

WORD OF GOD - LK 11:16-17

LUKE 3:16-17

John answered all of them by saying, ‘I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing-fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing-floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.’ 

---- mine,

Understand who you are and to what extent your vocation as priest, prophet, and king extends within your calling and submit in all humility to it. Do not boast, do not think yourself better than others because you think you know a little more, or are marginally better read, or believe you have made some small advance in your spiritual life. Never forget that it is the least in the Kingdom of God who is exalted and those who exalt themselves will find themselves in the last place. You are the least of the least because you have a long road ahead of you before you can make any claim to attaining spiritual growth or growth in sanctity. Recognize your limitations and rely wholly on My grace and in the power of My Spirit at work in you. Without Me and My Spirit, you are nothing and can do nothing. I AM the Lord your God it is I who make all things possible, I and no other.

WORD OF GOD - LK 11:1

 LUKE 11:1

He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.’

---- mine,

Close your eyes, quiet your spirit, empty your mind and focus on Me Center your whole being on Me and on My love for you. Ask the Holy Spirit to come upon you and allow Him to permeate your soul. Contemplate for a while that the Author of Life, the Alpha, and the Omega, willed to enter into a Covenant of Love with you through the Blood of the Lamb. Be still, savor your identity as a child of God. You have received the Holy Spirit of God in Baptism and you are united with God in bonds of love that can never be broken. Let your heart overflow with songs of praise and thanksgiving for all God has done for you. Repent of your sins. Resolve with the abundance of grace that is available to you for the asking, to sin no more, then bask in the love of the Triune God for you.

WORD OF GOD - WIS 4:7-9

WISDOM 4:7-9

But the righteous, though they die early, will be at rest.
For old age is not honored for length of time,
or measured by number of years;
but understanding is grey hair for anyone,
and a blameless life is ripe old age.

---- mine,

I AM the Author of life and I decide when a person's pilgrim journey on earth ends, I and no other. To some is granted long life to others one that is short but the measure of a life is not the number of years one lives but the sanctity with which one has lived it. The wiser a person is in the ways of the Lord, the more will their life be counted as honorable. It is not gray hair that makes one wise in the ways of the Lord but humility, simplicity of heart, and a childlike spirit, one that is always yielded to My Spirit; to such as these, the little ones, does the Kingdom of God belong.

WORD OF GOD - LK 8:16

LUKE 8:16

‘No one after lighting a lamp hides it under a jar, or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.’

---- mine,

Is the lamp in your house lit and does its light radiate from you to all who meet you so they too can see by its light or have you hidden the Light and your whole life is in darkness because you refuse to or are too afraid to let the Light of Truth witness to the whole world that you are a child of the Light? Do not be afraid or ashamed to live as a sign of contradiction in a sinful world.

WORD OF GOD - LK 11:33-36

LUKE 11:33-36

‘No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar, but on the lampstand so that those who enter may see the light. Your eye is the lamp of your body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light; but if it is not healthy, your body is full of darkness. Therefore consider whether the light in you is not darkness. If then your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be as full of light as when a lamp gives you light with its rays.’

---- mine,

A disciple cannot be silent but must announce the Good News from the rooftops so all may hear, believe, and be saved. It is the will of the Father that all come to the knowledge of Truth and receive eternal life. Be an authentic witness to the Truth so all who see you will believe and receive the Light of the Gospel, the Light that makes all believers sons and daughters of God.

WORD OF GOD - MT 8:25-26

MATTHEW 8:25-26

They went and woke him up, saying, ‘Lord, save us! We are perishing!’ And he said to them, ‘Why are you afraid, you of little faith?’ Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a dead calm.

---- mine,

I know you are anxious about many things, remember only one thing is needed, faith. Believe in Me, believe that all things work together for the good of those who love Me. Accept all that you are to endure and trust Me to provide all the grace you need. In this life, you will have troubles, trials, and tribulations, but remember I have overcome the world. Be calm and trust Me, the storms in your life will cease. Be still and know that I AM God and I am with you always. 

WORD OF GOD - MK 14:22-25

 MARK 14:22-25

While they were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to them, and said, ‘Take; this is my body.’ Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, and all of them drank from it. He said to them, ‘This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. Truly I tell you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.’

---- mine,

Never miss any opportunity that is presented to you to go to Holy Mass and receive My Body and Blood. This Gift was made possible in a Sacrifice so great, human intellect can never fully comprehend it. The all encompassing love of the Father for His wayward children made the great exchange of life for death on the Cross possible. Without the life that comes from eating and drinking Me you cannot make the journey from this world to the next. Only the surpassing grace of the Sacraments makes it possible. The most consummate way to abide in Me and to abide in My love, is through the Holy Eucharist. 

WORD OF GOD - HAG 1:13B

 HAGGAI 1:13B

Then Haggai, the messenger of the Lord, spoke to the people with the Lord’s message, “I am with you, says the Lord.”

---- mine,

When you are discouraged, when you are tempted to believe that I do not hear your prayers and your supplications, when you do not feel My Presence in and around you and you feel that I AM no longer with you, remember this irrevocable promise that I make to all who belong to Me, I AM with you always. No matter what you feel the fact is that I will never leave you, never. Believe, have faith. I will never forget you your name is carved on the palms of My hand. When the storm rages around you, overwhelms you, be still and you will find Me in the eye of the storm. I will never leave you, never abandon you, I AM your healer, your Savior, your Lord, and your God and I AM also your Friend, Brother, and Spouse, I never forget My own.

WORD OF GOD - MK 12:17

MARK 12:17

Jesus said to them, ‘Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.’ And they were utterly amazed at him.

---- mine,

When God's law of love is engraved in your heart you will have no trouble at all distinguishing between what belongs to the rulers of the world and what belongs to God. Respect for all legitimate authority is a duty. Obey the just laws of the land you live in so long as they are not in opposition to God's law. You will know in your spirit when it is right, good and fitting to obey the laws of the land in which you dwell so everyone can live in peace and harmony. God must be first, last, and always. When you give God the first place in your life and total allegiance to His commandments you will never fail to know the difference between the two. 

WORD OF GOD - MT 9:9

MATTHEW 9:9

As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him.

---- mine,

All are called, all receive the same invitation that I extended to Matthew and each of My Apostles, 'Follow Me.' Many, like Matthew, leave everything behind, often without a backward glance, but many, like the rich young man who had many possessions, go away sad, they lack the courage to follow their heart. Today, once again,  I invite you to follow Me. What do you think your greatest regret will be when you are on the threshold of death - that you did not love Me as completely as you know you could have because you were too attached to some frivolous pastime that robbed you of the precious hours you could have spent in close intimacy with Me?

WORD OF GOD - EZ 18:31-32

EZEKIEL 18:31-32

Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed against me, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord God. Turn, then, and live.

---- mine,

Anyone who desires to belong to Me must be stripped of all that displeases Me. You can do nothing on your own. Ask and you will receive grace and help from the Holy Spirit. He will enable you to live as a child of the Father and an heir to the Kingdom. No one who is marked by My Spirit, cleansed in the waters of baptism, sealed in My Blood, and absolved of all sin in the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be lost. Remain in My love and you will live in Me. Fear nothing except the loss of your immortal soul.

WORD OF GOD - LK 13:11-13

LUKE 13:11-13

Just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, ‘Woman, you are set free from your ailment.’ When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God.

---- mine

What worldly spirits cripple you and render it difficult for you to stand confidently before Me? What spirit have you permitted to gain a foothold into your life so it is impossible for you to be wholly and unconditionally Mine? What cripples your spirit making it impossible for you to give full rein and reign to My Spirit that I have given you and whom you constantly sadden? This is the moment, this is the hour, this is the day when I invite you into My Presence, I touch you, and I heal you, I set you free to be the person God created you to be. Be whole, be clean, be Mine.