Friday, 
                                                    October 19th
                                                    St. 
                                                    Paul of the Cross
                                                    1 
                                                    Corinthians 1:18-25. Matthew 
                                                    16:24-27  
                                                    The heart and mind emptied 
                                                      of self and of self-service 
                                                      I enter and bring the whole 
                                                      being to the Father in and 
                                                      through Our Holy Spirit. 
                                                      My sacrifice is power to 
                                                      change, My risen life the 
                                                      means of knowing and progressing 
                                                      in the will and loving purpose 
                                                      of the Father for all obedient 
                                                      to His word and faithful 
                                                      in Our love.
                                                    I am the Father’s 
                                                      love in His whole creation. 
                                                      Be still in the grace and 
                                                      power of Our love and know 
                                                      that I am He who brings 
                                                      you to the Father in the 
                                                      grace and power of My life 
                                                      and death and risen life. 
                                                      Through faith in Me and 
                                                      in My eternal offering to 
                                                      the Father you are enabled 
                                                      and empowered to take up 
                                                      your cross and follow Me. 
                                                    
                                                    Take up your cross daily 
                                                      in and through My Presence 
                                                      in your heart and mind and 
                                                      the light and guiding of 
                                                      Our Holy Spirit. I speak 
                                                      to all who seek truth and 
                                                      light and life and love 
                                                      that they may enter into 
                                                      life eternal and make progress 
                                                      in it. To them, to one and 
                                                      all and to you I say, ‘deny 
                                                      yourselves, take up your 
                                                      cross and follow Me, for 
                                                      those who want to save their 
                                                      life will lose it and those 
                                                      who lose their life for 
                                                      My sake will find it’. 
                                                      ( Matthew 16:24-25.)