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DAY'S SAINTS
Evette of Brittany, Hermit
Blessed Antoni Beszta-Borowski, Martyr

Gospel Mt 10:24-33
Jesus said to his Apostles:
"No disciple is above his teacher,
no slave above his master.
It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher,
for the slave that he become like his master.
If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul,
how much more those of his household!
"Therefore do not be afraid of them.
Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed,
nor secret that will not be known.
What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light;
what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.
And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul;
rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy
both soul and body in Gehenna.
Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin?
Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge.
Even all the hairs of your head are counted.
So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Everyone who acknowledges me before others
I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.
But whoever denies me before others,
I will deny before my heavenly Father."

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Listen; I permit you to hear
the beating of my Heart so you
may be alive, your own heart
beating with mine.

We are each here for a reason, and God has a purpose for our lives. He tells us not to be fearful of evil, but to trust in God instead.

If they crucified Jesus, and He says the pupil is not above the master, what will they do to us, but at the same time He tells us not to be afraid of evil. Jesus has placed out of reach, and He secured us by His love, and wishing for a guarantee of immunity will avail us nothing; we must love Him completely before we have any hold on Him.

If He decides to take our surrender and offering of ourselves to Him, He will make the best possible use of us to thwart evil and nourish His plans for our solvation. What servant of a king would think he was not blessed to be his servant, and in God, we have a servant of great esteem.

Our prayers and sacrifices, atonement and intercession will besiege His Heart so that He is overcome with love; you cannot hold Him or force Him to do anything. But there is little He would not do for one so completely dedicated and consecrated to become a powerful tool in His hands.

In the desolation in which you may often find yourself, do not distrust Him or succumb to doubts; ragrdless of how dark the night may be, there is always divine light enough to keep you close to Him. That is a promise to you. Remain faithful to Him in your thoughts and emotions, though they may be tumultuous; God is closest when He seems the farthest away. To live in Him means to abandon ourselves totally to Him and to discard doubts and emotions that do not think, but only feel. Until He has assumed us into Himself, we are subject to our senses and emotions, and He has taken them into consideration so that we are always enabled to will to serve Him regardless. We must trust in these truthes to remain close enough to Him to hear Him, so we know what He wants. Our reward is not rest in this world; true rests lies only in the next world and the next life neither of which changes. It is already eternal, and we approach eternity as we are, ready and equipped as He wants us to be. Trust in His love and forgive yourself and those who do us harm, for by doing so, we move closer to the moment all our desires are satisfied in Him.