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.

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.

Waiting

 

It has been a while since I last posted. A lot has happened in the meantime, and changes are in the works, and I feel apprehension that things have gotten out of my control.

It is when you are absolutely out of control that God is the most firmly in control of you and your life.

Some people are very afraid to think they have lost control, and some even more so when it comes to God being in control as they are not.

All sorts of painful things can happen, but also, often, some very specially wonderful things. if you reminisce about the past. Often people forget the dreadful trials that pained them so, seemingly cost so much in terms of purely human terms. The stormy season was resolved, and peace returned. For those moments we need to be grateful, lest He get to think we are careless in our relationship to God.

Waiting is a difficult thing. For me it is probably the one thing I hate most, is waiting on someone else to do what they are supposed to do so things can happen the way they should.

We all love gardens, the cool air, the lush green and the energy of living things together reacting to the universe. But sometimes, Jesus enjoys our company in the Garden of Olives, in which He waited to be betrayed and carried off to be condemned to death.

For all such persons, I pray the Lord be kind and gentle with you. But you do your part and draw very near HIm while He is sweating bloody tears.

Waiting

 

It has been a while since I last posted. A lot has happened in the meantime, and changes are in the works, and I feel apprehension that things have gotten out of my control.

It is when you are absolutely out of control that God is the most firmly in control of you and your life.

Some people are very afraid to think they have lost control, and some even more so when it comes to God being in control as they are not.

All sorts of painful things can happen, but also, often, some very specially wonderful things. if you reminisce about the past. Often people forget the dreadful trials that pained them so, seemingly cost so much in terms of purely human terms. The stormy season was resolved, and peace returned. For those moments we need to be grateful, lest He get to think we are careless in our relationship to God.

Waiting is a difficult thing. For me it is probably the one thing I hate most, is waiting on someone else to do what they are supposed to do so things can happen the way they should.

We all love gardens, the cool air, the lush green and the energy of living things together reacting to the universe. But sometimes, Jesus enjoys our company in the Garden of Olives, in which He waited to be betrayed and carried off to be condemned to death.

For all such persons, I pray the Lord be kind and gentle with you. But you do your part and draw very near HIm while He is sweating bloody tears.

Tranquil

Do I not preserve my creation?

People today are drawn to what I call "tabloid Christianity", in which signs and wonders purport  to reveal the future and and warn of apocalyptic punishments. It is easy to get addicted to such things to the point that people lose objectivity and sadly, their precious peace of mind. 

Avoid getting hysterical that way. If a person pays notice of such things and maintain their peace and joy, and show the respect and reverence to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, and otherwise are responsive to jesus for Himself, then perhaps their life has been secured in the Heart of Jesus, for there will be nothing of value without the two.

Jesus had always warned people to pay attention to what He said, and to follow Him in being like Him, peaceable and calm.

It is important that you should not be hysterically agitated and frightened when you hear that such and such has been predicted to take place. You know very well that Jesus is always active, and things can change, and that He is counting on His children to change. He can change things in an instant. One must preserve peace and quiet within themselves, and if a person is continually stirred up to fever pitch, then one ought to ask why, and to pray for the person's peace of mind.

Pray that the Lord fortify us in His Heart as in a citigel. He sends us forth from peace, knowing the peace where may dwell is maintained. Evil has no such effect on people, but  continually assaults us with temptation and sinful innuendos trying to dislodge our hearts from the peace of God and His love. The two go together and accompany the children of God to protect them.

We know that calamity waits for the human race. We have polluted the earth and the results have been deleterious effects on the environment, so that nature reacts as it can given exaggerated stimuli provided by excess. Nevertheless, we need to remain at His feet, quietly loving Him and commending ourselves to God. Such people will strong and close to the happiness of God, and people will benefit from their inner strength.

Do not get to the point you forget Jesus as you become aware of troubles. That is a dangerous position to be in. 

We pray to live, but death is always coming; it is not as if we were not already abundantly aware of it. It does not mean we have lost Jesus, or that our soul is lost. He Himself told us we are steeped in sin, but that He can clean us and heal us and renew us, and these facts are more important than signs and wonders, secret and hidden revelations.

Tranquil

Do I not preserve my creation?

People today are drawn to what I call "tabloid Christianity", in which signs and wonders purport  to reveal the future and and warn of apocalyptic punishments. It is easy to get addicted to such things to the point that people lose objectivity and sadly, their precious peace of mind. 

Avoid getting hysterical that way. If a person pays notice of such things and maintain their peace and joy, and show the respect and reverence to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, and otherwise are responsive to jesus for Himself, then perhaps their life has been secured in the Heart of Jesus, for there will be nothing of value without the two.

Jesus had always warned people to pay attention to what He said, and to follow Him in being like Him, peaceable and calm.

It is important that you should not be hysterically agitated and frightened when you hear that such and such has been predicted to take place. You know very well that Jesus is always active, and things can change, and that He is counting on His children to change. He can change things in an instant. One must preserve peace and quiet within themselves, and if a person is continually stirred up to fever pitch, then one ought to ask why, and to pray for the person's peace of mind.

Pray that the Lord fortify us in His Heart as in a citigel. He sends us forth from peace, knowing the peace where may dwell is maintained. Evil has no such effect on people, but  continually assaults us with temptation and sinful innuendos trying to dislodge our hearts from the peace of God and His love. The two go together and accompany the children of God to protect them.

We know that calamity waits for the human race. We have polluted the earth and the results have been deleterious effects on the environment, so that nature reacts as it can given exaggerated stimuli provided by excess. Nevertheless, we need to remain at His feet, quietly loving Him and commending ourselves to God. Such people will strong and close to the happiness of God, and people will benefit from their inner strength.

Do not get to the point you forget Jesus as you become aware of troubles. That is a dangerous position to be in. 

We pray to live, but death is always coming; it is not as if we were not already abundantly aware of it. It does not mean we have lost Jesus, or that our soul is lost. He Himself told us we are steeped in sin, but that He can clean us and heal us and renew us, and these facts are more important than signs and wonders, secret and hidden revelations.

Patience

 

Infinity is more than the repetitive reflection of objects. We are all part of the human race, and we all have bodies and minds and souls all of which have their own requirements. I need to breathe as you do; I need to drink water and to eat, and I am subject to the need for sleep. It is well known that the Lord tests those He loves. But trying our patience can also happen. In adversity, one needs patience, and a Christian, especially a devout one, needs love. Trusting that there will be a good resolution is part of life, and it is sometimes more than trying.

The mistakes we make as human beings often affect other people; sometime a great number of people. One can take comfort in the fact that we are not alone; everyone is undergoing the same frustration and trial.

It is known that we are loved, because we can love in return, and the Lord appreciates our love. Beating off an attack of evil can take time and the rearrangement of many lives at the same time.  It can be like a Denial of Service hack attack on the internet. If enough people try to access a server at the same time, the connection will fail or be rejected. Everyone gets disconnected until the problem is resolved. That there are people who enjoy doing that is unfortunate, and some get paid by foreign governments to take down servers

I have had more than enough of frustration. On the other hand, my gouty foot is healing nicely, my back is behaving and life is falling back into place. One more hurdle and I will be free and clear.