A book of prayers to the Holy Face of Jesus

10/24/24  Lord let me abandon myself to my nothingness,  That I may stand secure only in you!  How can my trust be complete,  without a reckless abandon of my love and trust for you,  In a manner as a little child who:  has nothing else,  Knows nothing else,  Desires nothing else,  Relies on nothing else,  God will not abandon you!  You are children, not orphans!  When love embraces love,  it witnesses the caring and protecting love  that the Father has for a helpless child.  Overcome by compassion,  the Father will do all that is necessary to save the weakest and the wounded!  He will draw all these to himself,  and they will remain in the protective and loving arms of a loving Father,  who can and will do all that is needed to keep his loved ones  in the safety and the sanctity of his grace!  Seek only his will and make your trust in his protective power and profound love  manifest fully in every thought, word and deed!  Surrender to the Divine Love and the Divine Will of God and his goodness!  Do not doubt the magnitude and magnificence of the Father  and all that he will willingly do for those he has chosen   from the beginning of the fabric of time!  When you cling to nothing else then all will be given in the power and perfection of God’s Divine Will.  Deuteronomy 33:27 (RSV)  ​"The eternal God is your dwelling place,    and underneath are the everlasting arms.And he thrust out the enemy before you,    and said, Destroy." 

 10/22/24  Why do we keep getting caught in the chaos?  When will our trust in God be complete?  When will we spend our time and energy in intimacy and trust,  instead of fear, and judgement and anxiety!  Perfect love casts out all fear!  We have to get off the battlefield of the dead and the wounded!  The enemy wants you gawking and sulking  and standing in the stupor of a world in chaos.  God wants simplicity and trust and fearless love,     in the loving arms of the creator of all things!  God is in complete and total control of everything,  except,  how and where You EXCERCISE your free will!  Are you wasting grace and time that God wills in harmony with him?  Are you wasting someone else’s time that God wills in harmony with him!  Watch what can happen when we align  with the perfect union and grace  that the Father wills for his chosen ones!  Stop playing in the pig pen with the blind and the lame!  Draw ever closer to God,  in every moment and every act,  and pray others along with you!  Protect at ALL COSTS your Prayers and your Peace!  Then let the ripple of Divine Love permeate to the world around you!  Stand only in the light, sanctity, and power of God’s Divine Will!   James 4:8 (RSV)    "Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.  Cleanse your hands, you sinners,  and purify your hearts,   you men of double mind."

 10/18/24I Speak now of the immensity of love.  The language of obedience in love.  The surety of redemption through love.  The merit of the soul salvation because of love.  The endurance and conviction of self sacrificing love.  All that is conquered by love.  It is fearless!  It is omnipotent!  It is glorious in its simplicity.  And it is grandeur in its unity.  It binds and bonds.  It seals and surrounds.  It is the nature of the grace of creation!  Love is the very nature of nature itself.  Love is the union of the universe!  It is symphony and harmony.  Love is,  I AmColossians3:10-17 (RSV)  "Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved,   compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience,  forbearing one another and,   if one has a complaint against another,   forgiving each other;   as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.  And above all these put on love,   which binds everything together in perfect harmony.   And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,   to which indeed you were called in the one body.   And be thankful."  Psalm 149Invitation To Glorify the Lord with Song and Sword

​10/16/24  Don’t forfeit Grace!  Don’t waste Grace!  Don’t die with the music in you!  Don’t forfeit Grace by our sinful acts,  and failure to receive the sacraments worthily,  Especially the sacrament of confession and reconciliation.  It is a cleansing and purification and absolution  necessary to receive the sacrament of the mass,   the fullness of the Eucharist in its power and purity!  Don’t waste grace by what we fail to do,    the righteous acts of charity, prayer, and sacrifice  to receive an even more abundant windfall of graces!  It is in giving we receive the fullness and abundance of God’s grace!  By our failure to make these acts of self sacrificing love,  big or small we waste grace!  Don’t Die with the music in you!  God created you in your uniqueness and with Spiritual Gifts to be fostered, nurtured, and revealed to the world around you!  Let the fruits of your charisms and gifts manifest  into the abundant crop of fruits in which you were created! Whether it be a simple smile that lights up a room,  or a warm embrace,  or the gifts of artistic beauty,  or song that give solace or enliven the spirit.   Nurture your gifts and share them!  Don’t die with the music in you!  Receive the fullness of the graces God so longs to pour out to you,  and let it manifest into the fullness  of an abundant harvest of love, joy, and peace,  of unity and harmony and thanksgiving,  of Truth revealed,  of God’s Grace manifested in it fullness to you and all you hold dear!   Matthew 5:43-48 (RSV)    “You have heard that it was said,  ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’   But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,   so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven;  for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.   For if you love those who love you, what reward have you?  Do not even the tax collectors do the same?   And if you salute only your brethren, what more are you doing than others?  Do not even the Gentiles do the same?   You, therefore, must be perfect,  as your heavenly Father is perfect."

10/16/24  Don’t forfeit Grace!  Don’t waste Grace!  Don’t die with the music in you!  Don’t forfeit Grace by our sinful acts,  and failure to receive the sacraments worthily,  Especially the sacrament of confession and reconciliation.  It is a cleansing and purification and absolution  necessary to receive the sacrament of the mass,  the fullness of the Eucharist in its power and purity!  Don’t waste grace by what we fail to do,  the righteous acts of charity, prayer, and sacrifice  to receive an even more abundant windfall of graces!  It is in giving we receive the fullness and abundance of God’s grace!  By our failure to make these acts of self sacrificing love,  big or small we waste grace!  Don’t Die with the music in you!  God created you in your uniqueness and with Spiritual Gifts to be fostered, nurtured, and revealed to the world around you!  Let the fruits of your charisms and gifts manifest  into the abundant crop of fruits in which you were created! Whether it be a simple smile that lights up a room,  or a warm embrace,  or the gifts of artistic beauty,  or song that give solace or enliven the spirit.   Nurture your gifts and share them!  Don’t die with the music in you!  Receive the fullness of the graces God so longs to pour out to you,  and let it manifest into the fullness  of an abundant harvest of love, joy, and peace,  of unity and harmony and thanksgiving,  of Truth revealed,  of God’s Grace manifested in it fullness to you and all you hold dear!  Matthew 5:43-48 (RSV)  “You have heard that it was said,   ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’   But I say to you, Love your enemies  and pray for those who persecute you,   so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven;   for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good,  and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.   For if you love those who love you, what reward have you?   Do not even the tax collectors do the same?   And if you salute only your brethren,  what more are you doing than others?   Do not even the Gentiles do the same?   You, therefore, must be perfect,   as your heavenly Father is perfect."