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Archive for 'Temptation'

A meditation on the Lord’s Prayer…

Dear readers, over the past few days I have felt called to meditate on the Lord’s prayer in light of the passion of our Lord. May what we ponder bear abundant fruit in our souls.
Our Father who art in heaven…
“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” (Luke 23:46)
“Child, I am your loving Abba. Can [...]

Child, pray for the tendrils, the young shoots, for the enemy despises innocence…

Nahum 2:3 The LORD will restore the vine of Jacob, the pride of Israel, though ravagers have ravaged them and ruined the tendrils.
“My beloved, do you see how the tendrils of this generation have been ruined? Everywhere the young are robbed of their innocence by devious hearts. Child, pray for the tendrils, the young [...]

Do not look back with longing at what I have placed under ban…

Hosea 2: 12 So now I will lay bare her shame before the eyes of her lovers, and no one can deliver her out of my hand.
“My child, events are now underway that cannot be stopped-only alleviated in some measure, and this only through the prayers and sacrifices of my faithful ones. The hand is [...]

The closer you are to me, the less you desire what is earthly and base…

Colossians 3:5 Put to death, then, the parts of you that are earthly: immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and the greed that is idolatry.
“My child, draw near to my heart. The closer you are to me, the less you desire what is earthly and base. You die to self by living in me, with [...]

You do not know what suffering can do to your resolve…

Daniel 12:1 At that time there shall arise Michael, the great prince, guardian of your people; it shall be a time unsurpassed in distress since nations began until that time.
“My beloved, if I continue to tell you that there will be much to endure, it is so that your faith will not fail [...]

To be persecuted unjustly is preferable to even a small sin committed willingly…

Daniel 13: 23 22 “I am completely trapped,” Susanna groaned. “If I yield, it will be my death; if I refuse, I cannot escape your power. Yet it is better for me to fall into your power without guilt than to sin before the Lord.”
“My child, remember this, for to be persecuted unjustly [...]

Do not let your temptations rule your life, but give them all to me through the Immaculate Heart…

Hebrews 4:5 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly been tested in every way, yet without sin. 16 So let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help.
“My beloved, do not imagine [...]