Glory

 

Do not cry to be shorn of earthly glory;

the Lord's glory is yours to share.

Friday's gift is a a sore back that won't let me stand up straight. Nevertheless, I have been shown how necessary it is to have something to offer the Lord who has given so much without cost to us.

Some people think freedom is a flaw that police and jack boots can solve. People do take advantage of freedom to do what is contrary to the Law of God, and they invite crack-downs in the political arena. But soon enough, the excesses that arise from the permissive attitude toward oppression will have exceeded the people's tolerance, and the people will return to God who is gentler and kinder than anyone can know.

Imprisoning children won't stop the waves of crime that are washing over the people of God. Attempts to imprison the children of God particularly, will fail, and the people will continue worshipping Him, loving Him and serving Him.

Anyone who hates oppression knows the solace in the Heart of the Lord, and the first step toward a conversion of a sinner into a saint, is the recognition of the gaping wound in His Heart in particular, and in His hands and feet as well. In fact, it may well happen that someone who loves Him enough, will manage the total surrender that invites a crucifixion that ensures there is some love to offer the Lord as He hangs crucified on the cross.

One sure sign that a person is a true Christian is the unwavering love for other people; it is not confined to one group or one individual, but extends like the light of dawn over a dark, cold world to gladden the hearts of the children of God.

They are commissioned to convert the world by their love and the sacrificial spirit that binds them inseparably to Jesus, on the cross, or risen into the air ascending into Heaven.

Have we not feasted on His grace? Have we not been more than sated in His Blood and love? Then we must continue offering everything we can to Christ who is Lord.

The more we can offer, the more we can be assured of our reunification with the Lord forever. There is no going back, and anyone who entertains going back is no Christian, because a Christian is one who is fastened to the cross by the Lord and who wants nothing else.

The Lord is aware of the accusations and temptations and lying treachery of evil that cannot wear the guise of good, any more than a child of Jesus can wear the guise of evil - he is utterly incapable. Secure your place in His Heart with your love, your sacrifices, your penances and sheer love of the Lord above all things. Love Jesus and love His cross, for it is not necessary for a true Christian to see in advance what has so certainly been founded by the Lord. The day is coming when evil will be suppressed unable to rise again, and on that day, Christians will love the Lord freely and openly without inhibition or fear of oppression for those ways the human race will forget.

So let the forces of evil and oppression mourn now, the day of their confinement in grief and despair, for the possibility of their salvation was rejected by them, not removed by the Lord while they had the chance to choose to serve the Lord. You must choose to serve the Lord; let your affirmations ring out loud and clear for the whole world to see, in the face of the most daunting challenges, for people are about to be challenged in ways no one has foreseen. Knowledge will be despised as truth rises to the fore like the light of dawn on the dark earth. God is light, and all those who serve Him love the light and sacrifice everything to see it and be near it. Stand beside the Lord and let your love sing out to Him.