Upon my bed at night
I sought him whom my soul loves;
I sought him, but found him not;
I called him, but he gave no answer.
“I will rise now and go about the city,
in the streets and in the squares;
I will seek him whom my soul loves.”
I sought him, but found him not.
The sentinels found me,
as they went about in the city.
“Have you seen him whom my soul loves?”
Scarcely had I passed them,
when I found him whom my soul loves.
I held him, and would not let him go
until I brought him into my mother’s house,
and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
---- mine,
I know that you hunger and thirst for Me. I see you. My gaze is always on you. I am with you, and I watch over you through the night. When you lie on your bed and your heart speaks to Me and pours out your love for Me and you make known to Me the desires of your soul, hear you for I AM with you within you; in your heart, mind, soul, in your body, and your spirit. Although you do not always feel My Presence, I AM with you. I have seen your tears, I have heard your lamentations, I have picked up the pieces of your heart broken with sorrow for those you love, who have distanced themselves from Me. You are fearful for their salvation. It breaks your heart that they have drifted so far from the path that leads to Life and Truth. Keep praying with longing and sorrow, but know this as well: you cannot long for their return to My sheepfold more than I do, or My Father, or the Holy Spirit, and My Mother as well, all the angels and saints. Heaven rejoices at the return of every sinner, so continue to pray and hope, have faith, and do not worry. It pleases My Father to give the Kingdom to all who ask Him, so continue to ask, to seek, and to knock. Your prayers have been heard, and at a time favorable to God, you will see the fruit of your prayers and your sacrifices. Be of good cheer, ---- my own, I have overcome the world.