Jesus said to them,
“My food is to do the will of the one who sent me,
and to carry out his work.
---- mine,
Nothing on earth will satisfy you; no material or temporal gift can make you happy for long, no matter how great. The pleasure you experience will be brief. It will pass, leaving no lasting impression on you. This is why you must seek the things from above, from heaven, the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, Beauty, Life, Goodness, and above all Love. These gifts are eternal, and no one can steal them from you. To experience true joy, you must seek to discern the will of God in every situation and then embrace it with a glad heart and a willing spirit. It may seem hard at first to embrace the cross; its weight may seem too heavy for you to bear, but if you receive every trial, every hardship, every difficulty from Me, then no cross will be too hard for you to bear. Once you kiss the cross that is prepared for you, receive it with patience, without complaining, you will learn to rejoice in it, for there is immeasurable consolation and joy in doing all that the God of Love commands you to do. It is in the little things that you experience, the pricks and pains of life, that cause you to stumble and fall. Be aware of them, pay attention to the things that make you impatient, critical of others, judgmental, hard of heart, to make you want to return blow for blow, harsh word for harsh word, in such moments you must look at Me and learn from Me for I AM meek and gentle of heart and you will find strength for you soul. Master yourself in the little things, ---- my own, and you will soon gain mastery over the difficult and big things. In discerning My will and doing it, you will possess lasting peace and joy, and these no one can steal from you.
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