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                June 26, 2016 - In the Month of the Sacred Heart

                R. Dear God help us on our journey –
                We see in today's Gospel Jesus was
                on a journey to Jerusalem. We too
                are on a journey we want to have
                eternal life.

                    We seek to be enlightened that we
                walk as God wants us to walk.
                Where we are blind we now can see.
                We can use the Blue Books and
                open daily to help us on our
                journey here to walk with Jesus,
                to walk in His will, to know
                our place, to be spontaneous
                and alive to be ready to carry
                this message to others through example
                and love.

                    God has commanded us to love Him
                first and love our neighbor as ourselves.
                Do I really love myself as God wants
                me to see myself? Do I see that
                I am loved by God and that I
                am not perfect, but He still loves
                me?

                    Do I walk humbly in the truth?
                I am created by God and He loves
                me.

                R. I am imperfect and I am trying to
                grow and learn how to be as God wants
                me to be.

                    How loving of others am I,
                really – Am I a loving person to
                the people God has asked me to
                work with? Am I loving because
                I practice being loving – Going out
                to others or do I treat some
                with unkindness and expect them
                to make me happy.

                    Love is going out to others.

                    Love is loving oneself as the creation
                of God and knowing God loves us –
                The greatest commandment – commands
                love –

                    I must be honest with myself –
                how I feel about myself – Do
                I love myself and see how much
                God, who created me, loves me?

                    Am I self-righteous, ready
                to lie to prove I am perfect before
                others and not working on my
                journey to change and die to
                the ways I need to die to – to
                grow in more perfect and pure
                ways like Jesus and Mary?

         

Prayer for Union with Jesus

Come to me, Lord, and possess my soul. Come into my heart and permeate my soul. Help me to sit in silence with You and let You work in my heart.

    I am Yours to possess. I am Yours to use. I want to be selfless and only exist in You. Help me to spoon out all that is me and be an empty vessel ready to be filled by You. Help me to die to myself and live only for You. Use me as You will. Let me never draw my attention back to myself. I only want to operate as You do, dwelling within me.

    I am Yours, Lord. I want to have my life in You. I want to do the will of the Father. Give me the strength to put aside the world and let You operate my very being. Help me to act as You desire. Strengthen me against the distractions of the devil to take me from Your work.

    When I worry, I have taken my focus off of You and placed it on myself. Help me not to give in to the promptings of others to change what in my heart You are making very clear to me. I worship You, I adore You and I love You. Come and dwell in me now.

-God's Blue Book, January 17, 1994

                R. What are the motives behind my
                actions? Is there love behind the
                way I act? Am I pure in my actions
                of those God has called me to respect
                and love?

                    Do I know how to respect
                those over me as guides God has
                sent to help me grow on my
                journey here below?

                    A person can live lifelong
                trying to justify why they are
                never wrong and always perfect –
                Why they see themselves above those
                God has called them to work with
                for the building of His Kingdom.

                    How can a person do work with
                another person who has problems
                with the person they are to work with?
                They can be always working out their
                problems inside of them, with
                people of the past, with authority
                and can project their own problems
                on an innocent other doing what
                God wants them to do.

                    God intends us to work under
                authority – His authority – God intends
                us to "bend the stubborn heart and
                will, melt the frozen warm the chill"

                    How can anybody work with a
                person that refuses and is always on
                edge ready to defend themselves? How
                can a person in authority work with
                someone who doesn't want anyone over
                them? There is always a battle when any
                thing is to be done. They don't like
                authority, they do not see it
                as a friend but are opposed to anyone
                over them and they want to be
                in charge –

                    God intends us to work in
                structure and to work under
                His authority. He intends us to respect
                authority. We can have a bad attitude –
                rebel against those over us and at
                any time the person with the bad
                attitude may act-out their rebellion
                and dissension. This displeases God.
                God wants work to be done –
                walking hand-in-hand, being
                harmonious, being at peace and
                putting heads together for a
                project to help build His Kingdom.

                    We must learn to be responsible
                and accountable for our actions
                and know to be as God wants
                us to be – our actions cannot
                be based on the deadly sins –

                    God intends us to be pure in our
                heart, kind in our ways, respectful
                of authority, have a positive attitude,
                accept correction and do what those
                over us, tell us to do in harmony
                and love.

                    What is to be gained from trying
                to act like I did not do something
                wrong when I needed correction
                and things needed to change –
                Change is what life is all about –
                We are to die to our ways not like
                Jesus and grow in the image
                and likeness of Jesus. Death/Resurrection.
                That is the Pascal Mystery – Jesus
                came and died for our sins – that
                we would live a new life in Him –
                dying and rising in Him.

                Jesus showed us by His coming and
                dying that we needed to be reconciled
                to God – so we know when we sin
                we have to be reconciled to God
                and others, keep the relationship
                growing by working through what
                we did, and have an intention of
                not sinning like that again,
                admitting our fault – asking
                for forgiveness and correcting
                the damage we did if we can,
                making reparation to God and others –

                    We have to be true to ourselves inside.
                Humility is truth. We pray to have
                the virtue of humility. We work
                to tell the truth – to have habits
                of being truthful and admitting
                when we are wrong and need to
                do something different.

                    A person who is dark inside may
                want to provoke others to
                keep what is outside of them
                dark – to justify their darkness –
                so they can try to create a
                dark issue by lying and
                provoking to take the light away
                and control a situation that may
                have been peaceful and fun.
                A person can be addicted to this
                kind of behavior, darkness, chaos or
                they may be prone to making a mess
                to control the situation to stop
                the work God is wanting to
                accomplish.

                The devil will work through negative
                bad habits – life-long, if a 
                person gives into this and
                refuses to allow God's work
                to be done.

                Habits become ways people act
                    quickly because they practice
                    it and a person can have
                    a habit of being kind and
                    up or a habit of turning everything
                    sour so work cannot progress ahead.
                    In this, work is not accomplished.
                    It can become a habit to go along
                    with a good attitude and listen
                    and work to build the Kingdom of God –

                Or it can be a habit to turn things
                    to a fight, rebellion and to
                    stop good work and prayer
                    that needs to be done to please
                    God.

                Satan doesn't want harmony
                    and especially any love
                    or peace.

                A person in charge is to come
                    and give directions what to
                    do.

               Children sometimes may not want to
                    do what their parents tell them
                    to do and they can rebel
                    against the parents and say
                    make me –

                But adults learn tactics for
                    controlling negative situations
                    by provoking and working
                    disharmoniously because
                    it is a habit that they want
                    control and may not be open
                    to anyone telling them what
                    to do.

                If a person wants isolation and
                    wants to be in control – they can
                    do all kinds of things to chase
                    others away, so the person
                    who is in charge would have
                    to fight their roadblocks.

                I watched a movie and a woman
                    was given a pumpkin farm and
                    she was the owner, she had nothing
                    else. When she went to the place to
                    see what she could do – the
                    man and his family were so
                    in charge they didn't want
                    her there.

                They were foolish because she
                    owned the farm –

                The man who was taking care of
                    the farm gave her all kinds
                    of hard tedious jobs to get
                    her to 'throw-up' her hands
                    and quit –

                In other instances people who want
                    to be in charge can provoke
                    and try to run others out –
                    so they can be in charge
                    and not do what God
                    is wanting them to do.

                Whether it is a Church or a
                    parish – when a new pastor
                    comes to try to be like Christ –
                    people who want their way
                    can pull all the strings they
                    can to stop change.

                When somebody has worked hard to
                    stop changes and throw
                    everybody else out – so
                    they could be alone and run
                    things – it is hard
                    for the real authority to fight              
                    someone who uses a hard-
                    ball and debates and
                    tricks to get their way.

                Knowing one's place under God –
                    doing God's will in love
                    helps us to work harmoniously
                    and prepares us for God's Kingdom.
                    God is ultimately in charge –
                    The question is what is our
                    place? Why would we
                    want our will over God –

                St. Ignatius gives us –

                        23. FIRST PRINCIPLE AND FOUNDATION

                            Man is created to praise, reverence and serve God 
                        our Lord, and by this means to save his soul.

From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, 
    by Louis J. Puhl, S.J. p.11

21.                     SPIRITUAL EXERCISES

    Which have as their purpose the conquest of self
    and the regulation of one's life in such a way that
    no decision is made under the influence of any
    inordinate attachment

                R. In the purpose St. Ignatius tells
                    us to let go of inordinate
                    attachments – so our actions
                    will be pure –
                    Doing actions that are bad habits
                        like pride and anger and
                        jealousy and envy, and
                        gluttony and slothfulness
                        and lust –
                    Being disobedient to authority –
                        causing chaos and debate to
                        block what God wants in
                        rebellion, are foolish –

                Actions are to be performed to help
                    us to attain eternal life –

                Actions are to be according to God's
                    will in love –

                Actions are to be good in themselves –

                The devil is real and he tells us to keep
                    doing what we are doing –
                    Don't worry about eternal life –
                        do what you want.

                    Fr. Joe had a story he told –
                    the devil tells a person to keep
                    doing what they are doing
                    they have plenty of time –

                We are accountable for our actions –
                    we have a responsibility before
                    God for our actions –

                We are to tell God we are sorry when
                    we sin and be reconciled in
                    our relationships with God and
                    others – not to sin like that
                    again – have a firm purpose
                    of amendment and make
                    reparation for our sins –

                What is the motive why someone
                    acts –
                    Is the motive loving?
                    Is the motive harmonious?
                    Is the motive God's will?
                    Is the motive to help build the Kingdom of God?
                    Is the motive coming from right reasoning?

                    Making amends for how I have
                acted that was wrong and hurt others is how
                I can help heal myself. The person who
                just keeps on 'stirring the pot' and
                never admits their sins – really
                knowing themselves, is not free
                or living in the truth.

                    Working out relationships with
                God and others, being just to
                others, being temperate and
                balanced in our actions according
                to God's will, being prudent in
                how we act and having fortitude
                doing the difficult tasks God calls us to
                and doing it in the time and way
                He wants are the moral virtues.
                These are good habits – these become
                the ways we quickly act –
                the right way, pleasing God –
                like grooves we act by – we quickly
                are prudent and just and temperate
                and have fortitude.

                We are human and have a wounded
                    human nature. Isn't it
                    a relief to know God forgives
                    our sins when we go to Him
                    and ask to be forgiven and
                    tell Him we don't want to
                    sin that way again and ask
                    for His grace and want to make
                    amends for the wrong we caused.
                    What a relief to be truthful
                    and to correct the wrong we did.
                    Don't we like ourselves more
                    when we are truthful and just
                    and temperate and courageous
                    doing the difficult God asks of
                    us because we love Him.

                We want friendship with God
                    and others and certainly with
                    ourselves.
                    Friendship comes in telling
                        the truth not being
                        self-deceptive and self-righteous,
                        prideful, jealous, envious and
                        angry and lying to others,
                        provoking others to cause chaos.
                        "Do unto others what you would
                        have them do unto you."

                Why would a person deceive themselves
                    before God and argue when
                    they were wrong?

                Why would a person not work
                    harmoniously with those
                    God has called us to work
                    with to build His Kingdom?

                Satan is the father of lies –
                    When we lie to ourselves and
                        others we hurt ourselves
                        and bring darkness and unhappiness.

                Create in me –
                    a clean heart, oh Lord

 

Prayer of St Ignatius

Soul of Christ, sanctify me
Body of Christ, save me
Blood of Christ, inebriate me
Water from the side of Christ wash me
Passion of Christ, strengthen me
O good Jesus, hear me
Within Thy wounds hide me
Permit me not to be separated from Thee
From the wicked foe defend me
at the hour of my death call me
and bid me come to Thee
That with Thy saints I may praise Thee
For ever and ever. Amen.

                R. Dear God help me to be holy –
 

November 4, 2013

And Mary said:

My soul proclaims
    the greatness of the Lord
and my spirit rejoices
    in God my Saviour;
because he has looked upon
    the humiliation of his servant.
Yes, from now onwards
    all generations will call me blessed,
for the Almighty
    has done great things for me.
Holy is his name,
and his faithful love extends age after age
    to those who fear him.
He has used the power of his arm,
he has routed the arrogant of heart.
He has pulled down princes
    from their thrones
        and raised high the lowly.
He has filled the starving with good things,
    sent the rich away empty.
He has come to the help
    of Israel his servant,
        mindful of his faithful love
—according to the promise
    he made to our ancestors—
of his mercy to Abraham
    and to his descendants for ever.

                R. Mary is the perfect handmaid
                    of the Lord –

  

     

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