Friday, August 17th
St. John
Eudes
Jesus said,
"Everything has been entrusted
to Me by My Father, and no-one knows
the Son except the Father, just as
no-one knows the Father save the Son
and those to whom the Son chooses
to reveal Him. Come to Me all you
who labour
- and you will find rest for your
souls."
Matthew
11:27
The Father's glory is My glory,
for I am the love of the Father.
And He has given all His creation
into My hands to tend, redeem, recreate
into perfection in and through the
light and power of Our Holy, life-giving
Spirit. So am I the Father's love
to each and every one and, by virtue
of My Incarnate Manhood, the perfection
of each beloved child of the Father,
as I am taken into the centre of
being. And I am truth and love in
each child of the Father who responds
to My approaches in loving commitment
in the comings and goings, the relationships
and responsibilities, and the orientation
towards goodness of everyday life.
So do I gently lead, hold and direct
as I am given leave. All life's
joys are the gift of My love, all
burdens and sorrows but challenges
in growth in and through My caring,
saving love. And as all progress
in the Way of My Indwelling, so
do they share in the glorious burden
of becoming that saving, suffering,
joyful love to others which I am
to them. So in the fullness of the
Father's time will all be gathered
into His all-embracing love.