Excuse the excessive JoC, but he launched me into my deep spiritual life.

“In this fashion he bestows substancial locutions on certain
souls. These locutions are as important and valuable as are the
life, virtue, and incomparable blessings they impart to the soul.
A locution of this sort does more good for a person than a whole
lifetime of deeds.”- The Ascend of Mount Carmel, Book two, Chapter
31, St John of the Cross

This really grabbed me because it most effectively describes the
power of mediation- man’s greatest blessing from God. In one moment of prayer God can show man something that He usually takes a lifetime
to show him.

“Yet until a soul is placed by God in the passive purgation of that dark night, it cannot purify itsself completely from these imperfections nor from others. But a person should insofaras possible strive to do his part in purifying and perfecting himself and there-by merit God’s divine cure; in this cure God will heal him of what, through his efforts, he was unable to remedy. No matter how much an individual does through his own efforts, he cannot actively purify himself enough to be disposed in the least degree for the divine union of the perfection of love. God must take over and purge him in that fire that is dark for him.”- Saint John of the Cross

(Opening Prayer Taken from the Magnificat for Sunday June 1, 2008)

Father,

your love never fails.
Hear our call.
Keep us from danger
and provide for all our needs.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who live and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

“What you’ll find is the concepts of the spiritual world will start to surface. They will enlighten the weak and the humble in a most profound way. Mother Earth. Some choose to believe that it is Mother Earth. In their mind this mother is pushing forward her natural thoughts for change. These being her efforts to balance the ways of an unchanging male dominant society. To balance the greatness of the imbalanced she will stay insistent of only her feminine air, feminine to balance what already is, but also, this time, because she knows anew must be born.” – anonymous, I heard that somewhere

Mediation + Contemplation = Successful Spiritual Life

Mediation: the past, personal strengths of virtue, strengths of OTHERS virtue (many New Agers don’t bother with this one), patterns of “consciousness” ..

which then very naturually meets contemplation..

Contemplation: the current situation, sure, Eckhart’s- “Now”… the “Now” combined with the possibility of opportunity, evolving into “contemplated” action from ones ambition and intent

“For our own good, God wishes to give us certain things upon our request; in this way we gain confidence in God and acknowledge him as source of all our blessings.”- St. Thomas Aquanas

A townsman walks up to another townsman…

TM1 “What? Tell me..”

TM2 “You see her?… What?? Who??.. Why do you smile?”

TM1 “Oh yes. I see her. Watch her now.. Watch her with the people around her. Children stray from their parents, spouses from the other, gravitating toward her. They know not that they’re even doing it. She’s 12!! Naturally they just want to make her proud of them. I don’t think they even understand why. I’ve never seen anything like it.

And this man..look.. he.. just the other day was run off by a woman trying to steal from her home. Watch him approach this little one.. Somethings telling him he must bow to her. She expects it not, but just the same knows he’s coming, and comes in sorrow now..I know she does, just watch her. So bad I wish to know if the girl knows already that the man is the town’s thief. Either way though.. he will walk away from her with a changed heart, ready to live a more honest life. I’m sure of it.

All of what I say isn’t from our moment here alone. I’ve seen it many many times and in so many ways. She’s a girl of very likeable natural. She has natural favor with the people. The people wish to just be close to her whereever she goes. They know she knows their heart, but they simply don’t know how. As she walks around change is with her. A change with these people.”

TM2 “How can this all be. She has no children!! Like you said- the girl is only 12 years old!!”

TM1 “Oh but it is. You watch her for any amount of time at all and you will know the whole town remains under her wing!!”

TM2 “You’re crazy. I will NOT be a part of this!”

.. for the man knew not that satan roams the same town as free as the innocently watched girl does.

To come…

TM1 “You haven’t watched her than!! She wishes NOT to be recognized, unlike every other damn person in this town!!”

Subject at Hand

“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”- St. Augustine’s Confessions (Lib 1,1-2,2.5,5: CSEL 33, 1-5)

Real Reflection

It is the truest and simplest fact presented to mankind. The longing remains in all people regardless of a thing.

The difference between someone who knows and understands God and one who knows and understands a cheap generic spirituality is- the cheap spirituality keeps someone sputtering where to a Christian it gives life and purpose.

Give God His much Paid due (Paid in Full through JESUS)!!

But they’re too scared out of arrogance (or being chicken shit) and market share to say it is in fact God and more so Christ Himself!!

The choice is so simple declare it as God or pawn it off as cheap spirit and energy.

May 31: Happy REAL Valentines Day!!

On the Feast Day of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus..

Christ’s Peace!

Deus es Caritas.

Let Jesus be your Hope & your Strength. For never will He let you down.

Sacred Heart of Jesus

You’re F[lippin] right I share such intimate writing with the world.

For those who wish to confront me… by all means.. feel free. I’m good for it.

You don’t like it, take it up with Jesus.

Jesus, set me free.