February 28, 2012
Dear Family of Mary!
"Dear children! At this time, in a special way I call you: 'pray with the heart'. Little children, you speak much and pray little. Read and meditate on Sacred Scripture, and may the words written in it be life for you. I encourage and love you, so that in God you may find your peace and the joy of living. Thank you for having responded to my call." February 25, 2012
Prayer with the heart is the secret weapon with which Our Lady is equipping us for the days ahead. Here are a few more messages about prayer with the heart in which the power and necessity of prayer with the heart is described:
"Dear children! Again I call you to prayer with the heart. If you pray with the heart, dear children, the ice of your brothers will melt and every barrier shall disappear. Conversion will be easy for all who desire to accept it. That is the gift which by prayer you must obtain for your neighbor. Thank you for having responded to my call." January 23, 1986
Comment: Prayer with the heart is heart to heart communication with God. It is a direct connection established by our "yes" to the Lord, our surrender, our turning toward Him. When we make this connection the Holy Spirit flows between our heart and God's heart, bringing God's love and power and strength to us. It is like nuclear power, a burning fire that melts the ice of disbelief in those we pray for. As we include them in our prayer, interceding for them, they receive the same power of love that we are receiving, and they are given a chance to turn to the Lord as well. Prayer with the heart is the secret of intercession!
"Dear children! Today also I am calling you to prayer. You know, dear children, that God grants special graces in prayer. Therefore, seek and pray in order that you may be able to comprehend all that I am giving here. I call you, dear children, to prayer with the heart. You know that without prayer you cannot comprehend all that God is planning through each one of you. Therefore, pray! I desire that through each one of you God's plan may be fulfilled, that all which God has planted in your heart may keep on growing. So pray that God's blessing may protect each one of you from all the evil that is threatening you. I bless you, dear children. Thank you for having responded to my call." April 25, 1987
Comment: God has plans. He has plans for our good and for our welfare. His plans can only come about if we cooperate with them, if we say yes. And so, prayer with the heart is necessary, because in prayer of the heart, we communicate with God. God can teach us about His plans for us in such prayer, and we can then cooperate! We need to hear before we can obey. Hearing happens in prayer. The plan is unique, individual for each of us, and God will only tell us deep within, through prayer. So for God's plans to move forward, He needs His children to be communicating with Him.
"Dear children! Rejoice with me! My heart is rejoicing because of Jesus and today I want to give Him to you. Dear children, I want each one of you to open your heart to Jesus and I will give Him to you with love. Dear children, I want Him to change you, to teach you and to protect you. Today I am praying in a special way for each one of you and I am presenting you to God so He will manifest Himself in you. I am calling you to sincere prayer with the heart so that every prayer of yours may be an encounter with God. In your work and in your everyday life, put God in the first place. I call you today with great seriousness to obey me and to do as I am calling you. Thank you for having responded to my call." December 25, 1987
Comment: Our Lady wants us to be intimately connected with her Son, Jesus. She knows that Jesus is the only one who can heal us, teach us and protect us as we need. He wants to live in us, in our hearts. Prayer with the heart is the only way that Jesus will be able to live in us. In prayer with the heart we open our hearts to Him and invite Him in. This kind of prayer does not have to be at only one time in the day. She tells us that we can encounter God in our everyday life, in work and rest and play. As we live our lives we simply can carry on a conversation with God, constantly. That is how we stay intimately connected to Jesus. Our Lady is serious about this. She told us in this message to obey her! It must be really important.
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2012
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