November 24, 2017

          “Roses are scattered around you every time you pray.  Flowers are a symbol of God’s beauty and presence.  They exist for His glory alone.  The Blessed Virgin Mary is likened to a beautiful rose, often called the Mystical Rose.  Roses are a tribute to her great beauty of character and holiness of heart.

          The human race was created pure in God’s sight.  Sin entered and man’s beauty was corrupted.  Nature was cursed.  Animals were subjected to man’s inattentive cruelty.  As in a fairy tale, darkness descended upon the earth until the Sun of Righteousness appeared to dispel and destroy the darkness of corruption and death.  Man’s beauty was restored by the grace of the cross.  The heart once veiled from God’s holiness was opened by the light of the Anointed Christ.  He “took captivity captive” and released man from the bondage of sin and corruption.  God wiped man’s heart clean and restored the broken fellowship.  God’s Spirit entered the soul of man again, making right what had been effaced by sin.

          The door to holiness has been opened for you, men of earth.  You must open your heart to receive this gift from God’s kindness.  He longs to restore you to the beauty He originally created you to be.  As you open your life to My work within you, I will reestablish you as a holy child of God, pure and beautiful in My sight.  The refashioning will be painful and difficult, but all growth means change.  Do not be discouraged at your slow pace.  God is patient in His dealings with you.  You are led like a child into His presence.

          These moments alone in My presence stamp My holy imprint upon your soul.  No time with Me is ever wasted.  I am changing you.  I am making you into the holy soul I created you to be.  Live in My loving embrace.  I created you to love Me. 

          “Be still and know that I am God.”  You will hear My voice if you listen for it.  I speak very quietly.”

God, Your Loving Father