Tuesday,
January 9th
As Jesus
stepped ashore He saw a large crowd
, and He took pity on them because
they were like sheep without a shepherd
and set Himself to teach them at some
length
Mark
6:34
It grieves the heart of the Father
that any one of His beloved children
is as untended sheep when every
part of the sheepfold was designed
before time was to be for the building
up of in hope and in joy , each
one and every group. And leaders
He has called and appointed in every
age to relate in depth with Him
so that they might fulfil their
own selfhood in being and show forth
His love to those He has loved into
existence. Many have faithfully
fulfilled their high calling but
many have not : today many men and
women are as sheep without a shepherd
as in the days of My Incarnate life,
and today I set Myself to teach
them and lead them to the Father's
presence. Let those who in each
fold have knowledge and understanding
of the reality of the Father's love
be sensitive to Hs yearning care
for all His beloved children and
ready at all times to be used in
His service for their well-being.
And I will lead and teach and,
through Our saving love, retrieve
and build up each and every one
who earnestly desires to seek and
follow in the truth. Listen, look
in depth and faithfully follow that
which challenges you in the heart
of your being, children of the Father,
and I will lead you to the fulness
of the Father's Presence.