With My Rod, with My Staff I LEAD you, lambs, into the Light of Truth in God Who I am.

When I speak, do you listen. When you hear, do you understand Me? The Words Which I speak have a meaning for your hearts, little ones. But you shall not comprehend Me through human flesh, but through spirit. See? Unless you are truly willing to lift your whole self to Me: spirit, mind, body, you are incomplete and you can easily misconstrue My Word.

To see Me as I am is to see with the eyes of your soul, illumined by the Spirit. To respond to this Grace.....or not, is a choice that you make. I whisper in your hearts. I speak through those around you. But what are you hearing? What are you understanding?

Hear Me speak to you of My Love for you. How do you respond? Do you see Me for the God Who I am? Do you see the True Authority with which I speak? Does your spirit "connect" with the Author of Life from Whom all Authority flows? Do you see that My Leadership of you is to bring you up into My Very Self, by the means which I choose?

I am God. You are not. But I do not "lord it over you", lambs! I come. I bend. I scoop you up! I am your Good Shepherd! I lead you through the darknesses of your lives into the Light of My New Day! See? With My Rod, with My Staff I LEAD you, lambs, into the Light of Truth in God Who I am. Though I have come to the Father, I leave you My Spirit. I Gift you with My Church. I bring you into Her through Baptism. I do not leave you orphans. I lift you up. I lead you. I guide you through My Peter of Rome.....My Pope. And through him I anoint those who share in his Rod of Authority from Me: your bishops, your priests, your deacons who serve. See? the Shepherd shepherds His people, My chosen flock.....you.

By the Grace of My Cross is this done, for by it the Gates of Heaven are opened to you and the path of life leads from earth, by way of the Cross, into My Heavenly Home. I have given My Very Self. I have set the Table before you and I am the Meal! I lead you to Myself by those I have raised in your midst by serving Me, by serving you. See? Shepherding. Guiding. Leading with MY Authority, for Me, by Me. See?

O! How I nurture you, green valley! O! How I replenish your souls! O! How I go out into the desert to find you! O! How I long to bring you Home! O! How I would nourish you with My Life-Giving Truth and Understanding! O! How I would kiss you with My Grace! If you would but look and see Who I really am.....your Shepherd, your Lord, your Giver of Life, Giver of Grace, Giver of Justice.....yes Justice: your Salvation. For it is unjust to deny you Salvation.

And so, the Cross. This Place of True Authority. Where humanity kisses God! Where humanity enters into God! Let those who I have given, lead you well with My Rod and My Staff. True leadership is served by serving one another, all the while filled with My Grace in the use of My Authority. See? Whether to be the littlest sheep or the shepherd: all serve Me by walking the path into Salvation. And at the very sight of it, MY Cup overflows. And Mercy falls down upon you. You are saved. You are washed clean in the Blood of This Lamb. And humanity begins to see clearly.....My Love for each and every one of you.

My Heart palpates with Love for you. I share My Heart with you. And I lead you Home, through the hands which I anoint. Be gently guided, lovingly prodded. Receive My Blessing. And be in Me as I call you to be.....to serve Me and all who I give you to, and be with all who I give to you. See? Oneness becomes alive in action. In Me. By Me. Amen. +