Accept the Light

Our Lady's message of June 2, 2010:

"Dear Children, today I call you, with fasting and prayer, to clear the way by which my Son will enter into your hearts. Accept me as a mother and a messenger of God's love and of His desire for your salvation. Free yourself of everything from the past which burdens you and gives you a sense of guilt; of everything that brought you to error - darkness. Accept the Light. Be born anew in the justice of my Son.

Thank You

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When speaking to the people of Kerioth, Jesus said, ".........And one must carry stones today, wood tomorrow; a sacrifice today, a deed tomorrow and thus build. You must always build the Temple of God in your hearts." (Poem of the Man God, Volume One, page 416)

A new window in our day chapel, a gift from a fellow parishoner....the Church continues to grow regardless of persecution. Love wins, always.

The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul that seeks Him. (Lam 3:25)

Blessings of Morning Routine

Morning routine:

Wake up before the sun, take the dog out to potty, take the dog back in to feed.

While she is eating, go outside and fill bird feeders, then turn off lights in garden, then feed

the horse and sheep.

Somewhere in between I get my husband breakfast and see him off to work.

I am blessed to have such a routine, each morning being greeted with the sweetness only our beloved pets can give.

There are many in this world who need to be greeted with love and kindness. Seemingly, a small act on our part, but a huge impact on the receiver. I read recently that our life here is about mercy, then afterwards, it's about justice.

Doing little things with great love, as Mother Theresa said, or was it St. Therese of the Little Flower?, anyway,

doing small things with great love, especially in secret, creates a door for God to enter. For example, if you are disgruntled at a co-worker, do something good for them, and don't let them know it was you. Even if it is taking time out to say a prayer for them. We all need grace and it is available to those with an open heart. Having mercy on someone else, is a priviledge and grace! do not let it pass you by.

And also very important, enjoy your morning coffee:)

Path Makers

My husband's latest creation: rope swing for me! Wherever my husband and I have lived, we always managed to etch out a special spot or two on our land on which to sit. Like mini parking spots for rest and reflection. My husband loves to clear debris to make a path to a place to sit. He moves rocks from here to there, then back to here, then to there again. He lovingly creates these areas of respite and enjoys sharing a "time out" with his favorite person on earth: me. I feel so honored when he happily sounds the trumpet that the throne is ready and we go outdoors together to experience the new perch. We talk about how we love it, how nice it is and I remark about the hard work he did, he says it wasn't that hard and eventually, silence comes over us. We sit in quiet friendship and just watch nature until one of us says something: "Hey, how does a cup of coffee sound?" or my favorite, "have I told you lately how much I love you?"

He also has created several tree stands from which he hunts, and I imagine, does his best praying.

We pray to connect to God, each other and ourselves. In praying I give God a chance to help me. Our Lady says to, "pray, pray, pray".

I know, sometimes to concentrate on prayer seems almost impossible especially when you've so many things you need to do. It may seem like just one more thing to add to your to-do list (s). Prayer isn't on your to-do list, no more than breathing or blinking is. Prayer is what enables you to write a proper to-do list.

Here is Our Lady's message for 11-25-09:

"Dear Children! In this time of grace I call you all to renew prayer in your families. Prepare yourselves with joy for the coming of Jesus. Little Children, may your hearts be pure and pleasing, so that love and warmth may flow through you into every heart that is far from this His love. Little Children, be my extended hands, hands of love for all those who have become lost, who have no more faith and hope. Thank you for having responded to my call".

If I could tell you all the terrible experiences my husband and I have endured, you would be amazed that we are still together as man and wife after all these years. Heck, that we are still alive for that matter. What does it take? It takes LOVE and every sub-category under LOVE. Forgiveness, compassion, humility, selflessness, understanding, prayer, peace.........all of it. Judging each other is so useless, unless you want to lose opportunities to learn and grow in happiness.

Remember to keep your own sins in view. Remember the mercy you have received. Take part in God's miracles by offering forgiveness instead of evil. Open the door for God into whatever situation you find yourself by that key you yourself have been given; forgiveness. Be God's Hands and create a place for someone who has become tired and lost and you will find rest.

Need Help?

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin, (never known to fail). O most Beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein You are my Mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech You from the bottom of my heart to succor me in my necessity (make your request). There are none that can withstand Your power. O Mary, Conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3 times).

Pray this prayer for three consecutive days. Then, you must publish, and it will be granted to you.

This prayer works wonders! Say it with love and from the heart.

Never Settle for Less!

When we become a friend of Jesus, we become of Jesus. I was reading in the Poem of the Man God about how Mary Magdalene's conversion caused many to scorn and laugh at her.

They thought she was the best thing since sliced bread when she was on their side. But now, she became a new sort of controversy and very few who used to be so enamored with her, now detested her and wanted her to fail.

Isn't that the way it goes?! Many people just wait for a Christian to fall so they can feel better about their own sins.

Oy! Another trick of the evil one!

We must be cautious not to allow this scornful attitude to come and dwell in our hearts in any shape or form.

Love.

Our Lady has said that this world does not know how to love.

(When I first read that I was puzzled, because I loved lots of people.)

Ah, it goes much deeper than that. And I for one, do not want to rob myself of knowing how to love as God intends. I do not want to settle for second best in any area of my journey with God, and so therefore, nor with you. I'm searching my heart daily for anything that may block my view of the beauty God is showing me in all people.

In the Poem of the Man God (what a book!), Jesus says:

" Improve your love, then. Love, to be really such, must not be exclusive. When one can love only one object, and cannot love anything else, even if one is loved by what one loves, it is clear that that is not true love. Perfect love loves, with due gradation, all mankind and also animals and vegetables, stars and water, because it sees everything in God. One loves God, as is proper, and one loves everything in God. Be careful; exclusive love is often selfishness. Endeavor therefore to love everybody else out of love."

He had said this to Judas the Iscariot who had complained that Mary Magdalene was an embarrassment and should not be allowed to walk with the disciples.

Jesus also said that Mary Magdalene was no longer Mary of Magdala, she was Mary of Jesus, and that her separation from the past was complete.

Know anyone who is trying to be good? Encourage them.

In your heart, be a mother or father to children you do not know. Be a sister or a brother to strangers.

Most likely, you won't have to say a word. Just love them in silence because what is in your heart, the world sees.

Thoughts from the Hayloft

I love it when I get an inspirational idea. Ever since we changed to round bales of hay, instead of the rectangular, the hayloft is empty, (round bales too heavy and are kept on main floor). After I was finished feeding Nancy and Betty this morning I noticed the hayloft door was open and decided to climb the ladder to see what was up there.

Not much.

Then I thought, "hey!!! I could dry my herbs up here instead of in the house where everyone complains about it!"

So, I started in sweeping, sweeping, sweeping.

Put in some hooks, nails and such to hang herbs on and used an old wooden desk to work on. I'm going to make some floral wreaths, too.

I've got enough Sweet Annie to supply the township. I just love that stuff! But, my family thinks it awful and were thrilled that I had discovered a space, unclaimed for the most part, to work with my dried herbs.

There is the back door to consider. A doozy of a step should I forget and fall out! And the front door isn't much better.

Still, it does one a world of good to create.

Somebody asked me the other day why I like to paint pictures of furniture.

Maybe it's because I love the idea of decorating but never had the money or energy to spend. Also, I think I enjoy creating order and the fun of how paintings take control and guide you along in accordance to how they want to come alive.

It's just fun and is good for the soul to create.

Everything is a lesson. What you learn can be applied to living a life with God and in peace.

One needs to be teachable. It's almost always best to take the student position in situations. For example an argument that you think is unjust because you know you are right.

Forget being right, instead: what are you hearing? learning? and how can you bring God into the equation?

Keep your heart open to that which is of God.

If you pray for peace, you have to be careful to do your part.

Sometimes, saying sorry is the key. Forgiving also opens opportunities for God. So open as many doors for God as you can, while you can.

".....and He speaks the truth without breaking anybody's heart, without rousing anybody's indignation and without reproaching. Of course, He is He!" . St. Peter was speaking about Jesus in the Poem of the Man God. The disciples had been trying to testify and witness to the Truth and found that some people were thirsty for God, and others became indignant.

When speaking of these challenges to Jesus, Jesus replies, " And you do not love them. That's your mistake. Love them even if you do not know them. Say to yourself: "They belong to our Father".

You will then seem to know them and you will love them."

This is from the Poem of the Man God, Volume II.

It's great when we speak to another person who is in agreeance with us, but when someone turns up their nose? oy, that's not so easy, but it is a valuable lesson if you can remember to take the student position and learn from it.

We need to love, be ready to love and to give. It takes prayer, lots of prayer to cleanse your mind, wash all the worldly stuff out of it and make room for God. Peace follows. Peace is a treasure in your family, guard it wisely.

Here's a photo of some sort of bug who came to my water fountain for a drink. And, another photo of a sunset I took sometime this summer.

I am amazed each day at what God has prepared to share with us.

Peace

be

with

YOU!