6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me;
in his hands was a live coal
which he had taken with tongs from the altar.
7 He touched my mouth with it and said,
“See, this has touched your lips;
your guilt is taken away and your sin is forgiven.”
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord,
“Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
I answered, “Here I am. Send me!”
---- my own,
The Sacraments I instituted are to help you grow in holiness and perfection. Without grace, you can do nothing good. You need My help, My strength, My power, My Holy Spirit. When you trust in your own power, you will fall and fail miserably every time. Trust Me, lean on Me, hurry to Me when the world grows too heavy and wearisome for you. When the trials of life strike and bring you down and crush you, when difficulties and sorrow threaten to take the joy out of you, in moments like these, run to Me, renew your strength in Me. Trust Me to provide all you need. The Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist is given to you to strengthen you. It is food for the journey. It is manna from heaven. Without the grace and help that this food gives you, you will surely fall by the wayside and perish. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is instituted precisely because you are a sinner and fall often and many times in a single day. Sin grievously, and you cannot eat My Flesh and drink My Blood. This is why you need to go to Confession often. Here, your soul is washed clean of all sin. Come with a humble and contrite heart. Come truly repentant, resolving to sin no more.
As the seraph took the live coal and touched the lips of the prophet, so will I cleanse your soul with the fire of My love. Strong once again, you will carry out My mission to make Me known and loved each time I ask, 'Who shall I send?' You will have the courage to respond, 'Here I am, Lord, Send Me.' Without Me, you can do nothing, but with Me, you can do all things. Trust Me. Rest in Me. Live in Me, and I will live in you, and nothing will ever separate you from My love. Be still and know that I AM God, and I AM with you all the days of your life.
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