35 Then these words came from the cloud:
“This is my Son, my Beloved; listen to him.”
44 Listen, and remember what I tell you now: The Son of Man will be betrayed into the hands of men.”
48 Then he said to them:
“Whoever welcomes this little child in my name, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, welcomes the one who sent me. And listen: the one who is found to be the least among you all is the one who is the greatest.”
---- my own,
Listen, listen, listen—this is key to living a life of grace, a life in the Holy Spirit, a life obedient to the will of My Father. Listen to the Word of God, the Eternal Word, the incarnate Word, the only Word uttered from the Mouth of God by the Breath of the Holy Spirit. Listen, believe, surrender, yield, and act, doing all that the Word commands you to do.
Unless you quiet your whole being—heart, mind, body, soul, and spirit—and lie in quiet, serene surrender, wholly absorbed in God and attentive to His Presence, you will hear nothing. If you lay yourself open to the raucous sounds of the world, the clamor of the flesh, and the wiles of the Enemy constantly demanding your attention and using every guile to woo you away from Me, you will give in.
You need to throw yourself wholly upon the mercy of God, confessing in all humility that you can do nothing on your own and that you need the strength and the help that the Holy Spirit alone can give. Only then will you hear My Voice. Unless you hear Me, how can you do as I ask?
Seek Me, seek My Word, always - in the good times and in the bad, when you are sick or healthy, when the storms of life toss you about and threaten to destroy you, when life is calm, and all is well. In all the circumstances of life, come to Me, listen to Me, rest in Me, and receive all I have to give you in humility and with a grateful heart. Acknowledge that of yourself you can do nothing, but with Me all things are possible.
The cross is heavy and impossible to carry and will crush you under its weight if you attempt to carry it on your own. But with Me yoked to you, every burden will be light, for My yoke is sweet.Today and every moment of today and all your days, renew your consecration to Me. Renew your promise to listen to Me, to trust in My Word, and to obey. You cannot do this alone, but you can and will with My Holy Spirit, who is your Paraclete, your Helper, and your Guide.
Be of good cheer, ---- mine, I have overcome the world.
