Garden

Day's Saints
Albert the Great Doctor of the Church & Dominican
Blessed Lucy of Narni, Stigmatic
Gospel Lk 17:11-19
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem,
he traveled through Samaria and Galilee.
As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him.
They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying,
"Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!"
And when he saw them, he said,
"Go show yourselves to the priests."
As they were going they were cleansed.
And one of them, realizing he had been healed,
returned, glorifying God in a loud voice;
and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.
He was a Samaritan.
Jesus said in reply,
"Ten were cleansed, were they not?
Where are the other nine?
Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?"
Then he said to him, "Stand up and go;
your faith has saved you."

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Never grow tired of the garden for He lives there
for you.

There is only so much one man can do, yet, when i feel I have come to the end of my rope, He finds a way for me to continue, and I bear my share of His cross in peace.

Just when I thought the news of the world could get no more vile and evil, it gets worse, and the world continues to do the nonsensical.  This only means more sorrow and sufferings for those who are innocent and deserving of better. How shall anything improve without us asking the Lord? If it is decreed that we shall suffer, how will we not? Yet, if we are just and cannot be accused, how is it so much more sorrow washes over us it is sores and despairs? Do not lose hope, nor forsake the Lord no matter how persuasive you maladies become, for He felt enough pain for all of us, so that we might take refuge in His affectionate love, and even those nailed to the cross have the strength not to cry out or complain. This being so, call upon His Name frequently, and surrender yourselves all the most determinedly, for He is attentive to our every word.

If it be so that we endure darkness, obscurity and solitude, nevertheless He is with us, and we are not alone, for He never abandons those He loves. Do, therefore, all that He asks, and what He has not asked so you may reflect His affection and love to Him to quench His pain and cause yourselves to become lost in Him. Then, in the garden where it is peaceful and quiet and you may rejoice in His happiness, give thanks all the more that your abode is His Heart itself.

He will give you consoling words; speak them. He will lift you up; rejoice. Share your lot with you brothers who likewise sojourn with the cross, for we all abide in the garden of His delights, and the darkness becomes light, and the solitude become exaltation in His bliss, for He is longing to share it with us.

I  have not abandoned you, nor have I forgotten those who were fastened with me to the cross so they might share in my glory even as they live and draw breath in this world, anticipating heaven and our union with Him.

The Lord speaks, listen ! Hear words to inflame your hearts and be exalted to high heaven to hear His Voice. Do good and devise new ways to do it, and He will bless the world which will rejoice where it had anticipated misery instead. Deny yourselves some little things that you may please Him, for He cherishes you all.