I AM JESUS. I MUST COME FIRST IN YOUR HEART.
WHOEVER LOVES ANYONE MORE THAN ME IS NOT WORTHY OF ME.
“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.
He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward,
and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward." (Matthew 10: 37 - 42).
Sunday June 28th in the 13th Week in Ordinary Time.
This Sunday's message is sharp and unambiguous.
There are No Half Measures in the words of Jesus!!
Jesus did not say:
It is OK if you love your father or mother 50% and love Me Jesus 50%.
It is OK when you pick up your cross whenever you feel like and follow Me.
Everything Jesus says is absolute. If you follow me, it has to be fully if you want to reap the benefits.
Do you now understand why Christianity does not work for many? I mean those who follow the Broadway.
If you want to follow Jesus, it is the Narrowway all the way.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says:
"First and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also." (Matthew 6: 33 AMP).
If you desire all your needs to be met, you understand what to do. You must make God's business your top priority.
Jesus said to St Catherine of Siena, mystic and Doctor of the Church: 'My daughter, if you think of my business first, I will think of yours first."
Thank You Jesus for the promise below.
"My Heart is open to your prayers and I receive them with favour because it is I who inspire you to speak to Me in this way.
This is the secret of prayer pleasing to My Heart: it rises out of a grace that I have already planted in the soul, even before you come into My presence, even before you open your mouth, or take up your pen, or begin to formulate words.
These are the prayers that I answer most readily; these are the prayers that I answer unfailingly, because they are the fruit of the work of the Holy Spirit in the soul, teaching the soul to pray in perfect harmony with the desires and designs of My own Sacred Heart." (IN SINU JESU page 120).
The Church honors the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus every day in June.
"Death is not the end, but the arrival at our true home.
Those who die in the love of the Sacred Heart find that His Providence has prepared a place of eternal rest where love is fully realized."
— Fr. Jean Croiset, S.J.
Meditate with profound serenity on the final end (teleology) of your earthly journey.
As the years advance, the soul must look more frequently toward the shore of eternity.
Father Croiset shatters all human fear of aging and death, reminding us that it is simply the arrival at our true, native home.
Divine Providence has meticulously prepared a place of eternal rest for you inside the wounds of the Person of Jesus.
Every trial, every physical limitation, and every cross you have carried throughout your years is a preparation for that moment where divine love will be fully, flawlessly realized.
Walk through this day with the joyful, expectant hope of a traveler approaching his home.
Prayer:
Sacred Heart of Jesus, my true and eternal home, prepare my soul for the hour of my arrival.
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