Care

 

A Hooded Merganser. You are as beautiful
and the Lord takes great care for you.

What is an intercessor? A cross on whom Jesus may be crucified again, a willingness to offer pain, suffering and all human misery for the sanctification of God's people.

Without those who are so, there would be no salvation for many. The deleterious effects of sin separate us from God in our mind and affection. Intercession reunites people with God, and people with each other, as beings who were created by God Himself to love.

Since it is our love He wishes, it stands to reason He will do whatever is necessary to try to unite people with Himself. 

That also means, that inasmuch as possible, we will tend, in our lives, to be united to Him as much as possible. 

Intercessors often endure great suffering. Suffering is part of every human life. The loving that goes on in the soul and the mind of the intercessor is what gives that suffering its power to heal people and reform their lives. It is the love God has for all men and which is always active for our salvation.

Sometimes it is not the suffering the Lord wants, but to unite us to Himself, and so He unites us spiritually to Himself, and while still in our suffering, takes us out of this life to bring us into paradise so He may be with us and enjoy us as the beloved beings that we are.

Intercessors often are very obscure and hidden. Their work is carried out outside the field of vision of most. Often, they are only revealed in death, and hindsight.

Pray for one another for these reasons. Pray to persevere and take nothing for yourself. A selfless gift brings tears to the Lord's eyes, and is good for Him to see.