Prayer Prompt before reading JN 17:11-19: Come, Holy Spirit, teach me how to pray, interpret the Scriptures for me so that I may know the Truth about who God the Father is and God the Son so that I may know who I am.
“I GAVE THEM YOUR WORD, AND THE WORLD HATED THEM, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT BELONG TO THE WORLD ANY MORE THAN I BELONG TO THE WORLD.” JN 17:11-19
Humbly submit your will to God (Thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph.
We are dust and to dust we shall return. The Divine (Jesus) became Man so that man can become divine. God made us as His only creation with a body and a soul, therefore we have earthly bodies with heavenly homes.
“I gave them your word, and the world hated them,
because they do not belong to the world
any more than I belong to the world.”
We are in this world, but we are not of this world. Since Jesus resurrected from the dead, we are promised a home in a spiritual realm where we will be whole and complete. We can enter this spiritual realm any time we pray and when we go to Mass. God gave us an intellect to gain knowledge of Him. This in turn helps us pray, grow in a relationship with Him and enter the spiritual realm. “Prayer is the key that unlocks God’s heart.” Padre Pio Stop and think how joyful this is! It is so far beyond us.
Today, Jesus is speaking to the Father and the apostles overhear what He is saying thus it is written in John’s Gospel. How cool is it that God is praying to Himself!!!!! The hard truth is that through the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ we join Him in our baptism and die to Original sin so that we may enter into holiness or heaven, the spiritual realm to be with our Creator and Savior forever.
We will be persecuted since we do not belong of this world. We will also experience joy here and now through suffering and through serving others. By denying ourselves and taking up our crosses and giving them to Jesus who knows all about suffering, we can grow in holiness. Holiness or heaven is our heart’s greatest desire. Give your heart to Jesus, become His friend in suffering and joy. The rewards are eternal.
Today’s challenge: Read Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander, M.D.-a neurosurgeon’s Near Death Experience that took him into the heavenly realm for a time
Be a servant, be a saint today!
#Christian YODO (You Only Die Once; we will live again!)
I learned that prayer is the key to get to heaven and if I pray and fill my heart to Jesus I can make it to heaven.