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Through the Holy Sacraments, we receive Heavenly grace, and are brought as if to the 'edge' of Heaven, breathing Christ's air.
One who says truthfully to God, in prayer, 'I am not fit to approach you', speaks truth. Such humility brings down the 'walls' of selfishness, and opens the way to God!
One who tries to serve 'two masters', to serve God and man without conflict, is forced, eventually, to choose His destination.
He held out a little trophy which was shaped like a crystal. It represented the purity of intention which I had pursued.
For many months, Our Lady carried Christ in Her womb; She had time to reflect on Her role in God's plan.
The painful purification which souls undergo in this life (if they consent) is like the pains of Purgatory, before 'birth' into Heaven.
Many stages of purification are needed to make a sinful soul fit for Heaven, able to bear Heaven's light.
Christ, true God, took flesh from Mary. He stood before us in His Incarnation as divine love embodied, as true man.
Through His Ascension Christ provides a powerful link between human beings and God because He is both true God and true man.
Through His Ascension Christ provides a powerful link between human beings and God because He is both true God and true man.
Our soul is like a cave hidden deep within the earth. Its walls are of solid 'rock' which is selfishness. Faith makes a way 'up'.
By faith, and the power which is given through union with God, the 'rock-wall' of our sin is pierced and a way is made to Heaven.
Just as a school-mistress gladly accepts a courteous greeting, so Christ treasures our reverent gestures.
Prayer, like a powerful injection in a weak organ, brings warmth, life and renewal to every part.
Christ our brother and Divine Saviour paid the debt due from our sins. In acknowledging Him, we emerge from our 'pit'.
Christ our brother and Divine Saviour paid the debt due from our sins. In acknowledging Him, we emerge from our 'pit'.
Who is better than a repentant sinner at determinedly hauling along others, away from evil and towards Heaven?
From the Cross, Christ saw the ways He would be betrayed in every future generation. Yet He also saw all those who would love Him.
One who 'empties' herself, for God's sake, of selfish ambitions, can hold up and offer Christ, and the great glory of His Sacrifice, like a trophy, to the Father.
Within a 'surrendered' soul, Christ's own pure, wordless praises and intentions stream to the Father, unimpeded.