Friday, September 26, 1997
Dear Jesus and Holy Mother,
[In an unusual moment, Jesus encourages me to write my understanding of His Words to
me. And I, likewise, respond to Him......]
My Lord is asking me to put this pen to this paper. My Lord is asking me what we
should write about today. My Lord is asking me if I Love Him. Truly Love Him.
My Lord is asking me to be willing to move on in Him. To take His Hand and
move on. To where He would take me. Shall I go? The choice is mine.
Free will, always in our Good God.
My Lord: Yes. I place my hand, my heart, my soul, my body, my mind, my
entire being in Your Most Loving Hand. Wherever You go, my Lord, so too, shall I
follow. You have asked me this on retreat, Lord. The theme you have given to
the solitude in You, "Wherever You go, I shall go." O Sweet, Intimate God,
I immerse myself in You. I long for Your daily Word. It is my morning
nourishment. It is my first taste of You every morning, Lord. I hunger and
thirst for You, O Word of God. And Your daily Scripture is my Life.
Glory awaits every child who discovers Me in My Word. For, here there is Life,
child. And all are called to This Fountain.
Now, I ask you, My Sarah, how is it that you have come to know Me?
(My Lord, I smile. You have revealed Yourself to me in so many ways! Since
my youth: my parents, my family, my schooling for twelve years in Church [Catholic
schools], Your Gift of Faith to me which I have never let go of. My husband, my
family .....O Lord! I begin to cry in gratitude! I have discovered You once,
on a Marriage Encounter Weekend. My husband and I.....together, we have found You so
real in our lives. I have found a desire for You there, my Lord. And in the
reading of another locutionist's work, my Lord, I have absolutely fallen in Love with You.
And through and beyond that work, O Lord, I have been drawn to You in Your Holy
Word, Your Scripture. And Your Word, O Lord, has set a fire in Me to receive You
more often. And then, daily. To be with You in Your Sacrament daily if I can.
To kneel before You, my Lord, and to just.....BE. You have taught me of
Contemplative Prayer. You have shown me the Glory of desiring to live within Your
Holy Will. I find myself, Lord, living in the world, but desiring, and living, not
to be of it. Words, once on a page in Scripture, are now LIFE. Yes, Lord, You
are the Way, the Truth and the Life. You ARE the Way to a true Life in You!.....It
is time to pray, my Lord. [The Lord has taught me to come to Him daily.....]
I will pray it, Sarah. [Jesus will lead the prayer.] (Thank You,
Lord, for leading me.)
My children. (O, Lord!)
Be in Me as I am in thee, My children. (O, Lord!)
One in Me as I am in thee, My lambs. (O, Lord.....Grant us Your Vision, O
Lord.)
Amen. [.....Our Father.....Hail Mary.....Glory be.....]
Now, Sarah, tell Me further, still. Glory. Who do you say that Glory is?
(I place my spirit into Your Holy Spirit, that I may answer befitting You, O
King!! Who is Glory? Glory is Father, Son and Most Holy Spirit! Glory is
the Desire for a greatness in every heart and soul. Glory is That Which we
might deny, yet seek. Glory is the Driving Force in every man's heart for
achievement, art, reaching for the stars! Glory is why we seek to improve, in
Oh......so many places. Glory is a moment of realization that there is something
Greater in this world than our achievement. Glory is a Grace of discovery; a rebirth
in Holy Baptism! Glory is a kiss: of God to man! Glory is an invitation
into a true Life in God. Glory is the beginning to know God To Love God.
To serve God. Glory is God. Glory is the stirring of God within.
Glory is the Holy Spirit. Glory is following the urgings of the Spirit of God
further into God. Glory is meeting You, my Jesus. Glory is growing in You, my
Jesus. Glory is meeting the Father, through You, my Jesus! Glory is not
understanding Who God is, yet.....knowing! Glory is One God, yet Three Persons, so
distinct, so special and unique.....yet One. Glory is a Life of Truth through the
Paradox of the Cross. Glory is living Reality in Mystery. Glory is YOU, O God.
Glory is Love, pure Love. Glory is Union of humanity into Divinity.
Love in union with Love. Glory is God and Life within God. Glory is a
Road to God. Jesus, You are God, yet the Way to God. Yes......Glory is God and
our Life within God. Living Mystery. Love. Life. God.
Amen!!)
Child, who has taught you this? (Faith, my Lord. Hope, my Lord.
Love, my Lord. You, my Lord. You are the teacher. Jesus Christ is
Lord!)
And now, I turn to you who reads. I stir YOUR heart. I ask YOU.
Who do YOU say that I am. Come, child. Answer Me. We shall
converse. Yes. YOU and I. Now come. Let the lesson begin.
Take My Hand, child. I would spend some time with you now. I will teach
you many things. Come. Let Me hear YOUR answer. Up from prayer.
Answer Me, will you? I long to hear your voice. I wait. To hear.
Amen. +
(Haggai 1:15--2:9; Psalm 43:1-4; Luke 9:18-22)
With Love, in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary,
His Sarah