(c) Mary TV 2017
J.M.J.
July 17, 2017
Dear Family of Mary!
"Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me,
and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
and whoever does not take up his cross
and follow after me is not worthy of me.
Whoever finds his life will lose it,
and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." (Mt 10: 37-39)
These
words from the Gospel for today are always difficult to hear. To follow
Jesus, to put Him first in our lives can create division in our
families, our work situations, etc. In fact, when we stand firm for our
faith, it can develop into quite a cross. We may lose our friends, or be
uncomfortable with some of our family members when we choose to follow
the way on which Jesus leads us.
Our Lady spoke to us about this difficulty in this message:
It is precisely when we begin to walk with Jesus, with the Father, that we begin to look different. And it is then that we have to choose to be loyal to Jesus, or to fall back. She tells us we will "differ from those who have not come to know the love of the Heavenly Father..." That is when Jesus' words make sense. "Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;" We don't stop loving our family, but they may take it that way when we begin to change. This is very difficult. But if we lose our life, we will find it!
Here is the challenge:
Jesus will not let us down. If we lose our life (the former things) we will find our life with Jesus!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2017
Our Lady spoke to us about this difficulty in this message:
December 02, 2013
"Dear children, with a motherly
love and a motherly patience I am looking at your ceaseless wandering
and how lost you are. That is why I am with you. I desire to help you to
first find and come to know yourself, so that, then, you would be able
to recognize and to admit everything that does not permit you to get to
know the love of the Heavenly Father, honestly and wholeheartedly. My
children, the Father comes to be known through the cross. Therefore, do
not reject the cross. Strive to comprehend and accept it with my help.
When you will be able to accept the cross you will also understand the
love of the Heavenly Father; you will walk with my Son and with me; you
will differ from those who have not come to know the love of the
Heavenly Father, those who listen to Him but do not understand Him,
those who do not walk with Him - who have not come to know Him. I desire
for you to come to know the truth of my Son and to be my apostles;
that, as children of God, you may rise above the human way of thinking
and always, and in everything, seek God's way of thinking, anew. My
children, pray and fast that you may be able to recognize all of this
which I am seeking of you. Pray for your shepherds and long to come to
know the love of your Heavenly Father, in union with them. Thank you."
Our Lady leads us in a progression. We first have to realize how lost we
are without Jesus. She wants us to get to know ourselves, to know how
we have gotten lost and need to find God. We have to repent! We need to
reject everything in our life that keeps us from knowing the love of the
Father. When we reject those things, the cross becomes real for us. We
have to change our lives in ways that hurt. But through those changes,
that suffering, we can discover the Father's love, and draw close to
Him. It is precisely when we begin to walk with Jesus, with the Father, that we begin to look different. And it is then that we have to choose to be loyal to Jesus, or to fall back. She tells us we will "differ from those who have not come to know the love of the Heavenly Father..." That is when Jesus' words make sense. "Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;" We don't stop loving our family, but they may take it that way when we begin to change. This is very difficult. But if we lose our life, we will find it!
Here is the challenge:
"I
desire for you to come to know the truth of my Son and to be my
apostles; that, as children of God, you may rise above the human way of
thinking and always, and in everything, seek God's way of thinking,
anew."
As we learn to do this, everything will be
in its place. We will be able to witness to the love of God. And even if
our family and friends are confused by our choices, one day they too
will understand. Conversion and change are difficult, but the truth will
shine through, and we will find ourselves joyfully united with those we
love one day. Jesus will not let us down. If we lose our life (the former things) we will find our life with Jesus!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Cathy Nolan
©Mary TV 2017
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