Archive for May, 2007
My heart craves your presence and your witness on the hill outside the camp…
Hebrews 13:13 Let us then go to him outside the camp, bearing the reproach that he bore.
“My child, are you ready to meet your Lord outside the camp? Are you ready to bear the reproach he bore?”
Here I am Lord, I come to live in your will.
“My little child, there is much to [...]
Posted: May 30th, 2007 under Divine Will, Persecution, Sacrifice.
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Never take for granted the unimaginable and undeserved gift of salvation…
Colossians 1:12 (Give) thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light.
“My beloved, by grace you have been saved. Therefore be thankful. Never take for granted the unimaginable and undeserved gift of salvation. The price was paid by Christ [...]
Posted: May 27th, 2007 under Gratitude, Humility, Salvation.
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The Lord of Life became anathema to his own created beings in order to save them from their sin…
Hebrews 13:11-13 The bodies of the animals whose blood the high priest brings into the sanctuary as a sin offering are burned outside the camp. Therefore, Jesus also suffered outside the gate, to consecrate the people by his own blood. Let us then go to him outside the camp, bearing the reproach that he bore.
“My [...]
Posted: May 25th, 2007 under Grace, Sacraments, Sacrifice.
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What folly to worship something that can only serve the body!
Hebrews 13:9b It is good to have our hearts strengthened by grace and not by foods, which do not benefit those who live by them.
“My child, it is by grace that you are strengthened. Food can strengthen the body, but if food is abused it will weaken the soul. If it is [...]
Posted: May 23rd, 2007 under Detachment, Discipline, Gratitude.
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I entrusted to my Bride all my most beautiful secrets…
Hebrews 13:9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teaching.
“My beloved, the truth has been safeguarded in my church. I knew that man in his pride would rather follow his own teachings than mine. So I left the deposit of faith in the vaults of the Church. I entrusted to my Bride [...]
Posted: May 20th, 2007 under Church, Truth.
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Do not imagine that anything may be added to or subtracted from the Truth…
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
“My beloved, do not imagine that anything may be added to or subtracted from the Truth. There are many who daily refashion the ‘truth’ to suit the whim of the day. But where truth is denied, there exists only chaos. [...]
Posted: May 18th, 2007 under Truth.
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The saints in glory are your mentors in the way of holiness…
Hebrews 13:7 Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
“My child, the saints in glory are your mentors in the way of holiness. Read about them. Study them. Study their way of life. Imitate [...]
Posted: May 17th, 2007 under Humility, Sanctity.
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The trials of the past have served to strengthen you…
Hebrews 13:6 Thus we may say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper, (and) I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?”
“My child, do you believe this?”
Jesus I trust in your abiding love and care.
“My child, there will come a time—and not too far off—when your trust in me will [...]
Posted: May 16th, 2007 under Faith.
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Rest your head upon my breast and let the sweet music of my heart be all you desire…
Hebrews 13:5 Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have.
“My child, do you trust me?”
Lord of all, Creator and Sustainer of all things, I do trust in you!
“Then child, there must be no room for worry in your heart. Rest [...]
Posted: May 15th, 2007 under Abandonment, Detachment.
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He who made them male and female, he who blessed their union and made it fruitful is mocked by those who worship their own desires…
Hebrews 13:4 Let marriage be honored among all and the marriage bed be kept undefiled, for God will judge the immoral and adulterers.
“My child, can this be more clear? Can the will of God be in doubt? He who made them male and female, he who blessed their union and made it fruitful is mocked [...]
Posted: May 13th, 2007 under Love, Marriage.
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