Monday,
March 21st
Jesus
said, "I confer on
you, just as the Father
conferred on Me, a kingdom,
so that you may eat and
drink at My table in My
Kingdom."
Luke 22:29
The Kingdom of Heaven is
the birthright of the Father's
children , apportioned them
by the Father from the beginning
of time. And to Me He delivered
the Kingdom, from time immemorial,
even to the furthest extent
of eternity , to love and
to save. But that birthright
has to be awakened to, grown
into, accepted as both joyful
reward and challenge. The
challenge is to realise
the short life-span allotted
to each , the fullness of
humanity as it is apportioned
and designated to each -each
unique yet bearing the family
likeness of sonship of the
Father. Responsibility is
a serious charge for every
one of the Father's children
- mutual responsibility
for family and community
and for service to the wider
world as it is shown and
made possible. The Kingdom
which the Father gave Me
and entrusted Me with throughout
time and eternity is the
same as the one to which
I appoint you. I share with
you the responsibility for
its welfare and salvation
in every particular ; care
for the fabric and natural
life, for the souls of men
and their growth and maturity
alongside your own, - this
charge I lay upon you and
your fellowmen, oh sons
and daughters of the earth,
as the Father laid on Me.
Joyfully and purposefully
My loving, disciples down
the ages have shared with
Me the living and the doing
, the sharing and the suffering,
even to the shades of death
and into the joyful risen
life which awaits all who
have persevered in faith
in trust and in love.