Title:  "And as Love bathes you in His Spirit, so too, you are to constantly bathe the heart with willingness freely rendered to our God."

(Notebook 57, pp. 64--69)

Live  †  Jesus

Wednesday, December 22, 1999

Dear Jesus and Holy Mother,

[Blessed Mother speaks.....]
To bow before the Lord is the greatest gesture a soul can freely render to the Lord.  But, my little children, it is a bow of the heart, a bow of the will, which is being carried out by the outward sign of the body!

(O!  Such a sweet fragrance, my Mother!)

It is the odour of sweet Love, my child.  For He is Love and He accompanies all who are in Him.  For unity can no longer be divided.....once a heart is freely given to the Lord!

(Take my heart, Mother, and give it to Him for Christmas.  Give to Him all who are in my heart, dear Mother, and ask Him to keep my heart, never again to return it.)

And renewal, child.....The renewal of a heart freely given is a very important event.  For changes do occur and renewal gives again to the Lord, all the newness which you live.  Do you see, little children, that Life, True Life in God, is an ongoing renewal of self into Him!  And as Love bathes you in His Spirit, so too, you are to constantly bathe the heart with willingness freely rendered to our God.  If there is no stagnation in God, then you must come to willingly renew your commitment daily, moment by moment, in Him.

.....Ah, yes!  A Lesson early taught to you, child!

(Yes, Mother.....A Morning Offering of self and all actions and words in the day, rendered to God before my feet touch the floor.  Mother, thank you for this Lesson which I am blessed with Grace to live.)       [.....Blessed Mother had taught me to pray this way quite some time ago.]

All Good things flow from Him, child.  And Goodness prefers to grow richer still, by the willing sacrifices of those who come to Him.

Do you see, little lambs of my Son, that complete dedication is the Desire of the Lord for you.....from you?  And it is not to take your freedom from you, little ones.....It is to increase your Freedom a hundred fold.   Because True Life in Him is the Reality of Freedom!  A heart can SOAR in Him, even in the face of the greatest trial.  I know.  For I have flown within His Heart, even at the Foot of His Holy Cross!  Sadness and tears.....yes.....but to truly BE in our Lord is then filled with a living desire to never leave.....never!

And so, how do YOU accomplish this complete rendering of self, little ones?  By "yes" of which Jesus, my Jesus, has taught you.  Grace completely fills a yes freely given, so that the Gift becomes His Own.  Willingness becomes a DESIRE on your part, little ones, for the Gift to become His Own.  That all will be for Him and nothing for you.  All by Him and nothing by you.  All relinquished to Him because all things, afterall, are His!  Complete TRUST, little ones, in His Almighty Will.  Beyond the darkness which may surround you, little ones, TRUST that God IS!  And He always will be!  And that He Who has created all things is more than able to assume every moment of your life.  And to walk with Him is to make your footsteps conform to His Perfection.  And then, all you endure in Life is joined perfectly to Him.  And to be IN Him is His Desire for each and every one of you.  Focus on GOD, little ones!  Perhaps, peer through my heart into His Own, but keep your focus on God!  My Jesus!  The Spirit of God!  The Powerful Love of the Father, our own!

And so, my little lambs, my lambkins, if there is one gift for you for which I pray, it is called Freedom of heart.  That you might live in Freedom's Heart.  Free of the world.....though still in it.  Free of the sins of flesh, though still confined by it.  And free of Satan's grasp, though still tempted by it.  May your Freedom be found in My Son.  Come, little ones, I shall bring you to His Manger.  The Place of His Birth, now, occurs in your hearts.  I will help you to speak "yes" to little Jesus.  For once again, He has reduced Himself to dwell in your hearts.  May you reduce yourself to be in Him.  Amen.

(Thank you. Mother.  Thank You, Jesus, for the gift of Your Mother.  Amen.  In the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.....in the Blood of Jesus.  Amen.)

(1 Sm. 1:24-28; ;1 Sm. 2:1, 4-8; Lk. 1:46-56)

With Love, in the Two Hearts,
His Sarah