Friday, August 9th
Jesus said to His Disciples, "If anyone wants to be a follower of Mine,
let him renounce himself and follow Me."
Matthew 16:24

And as I am present in each heart and mind and group and all who seek the truth, following where it leads so do I look to all who follow to take upon themselves that share in suffering and redemption which I shall offer them as they continue faithful. Once and for all I gained the victory as I accomplished it upon the Cross, and for all I gained the Father's loving will and purpose perfecting, fulfilling and completing. But this Our Victory needs to be lived out as each person and every generation progresses through the human lifespan. Each living person is a world, lovingly created by the Father, inhabited by precious life and spirit, making his contribution to the cosmos of his time or failing to fulfil the hope and promise vested in him as a beloved child of the loving Heavenly Father. And the choice is his as he wends his way through life's challenges, joys and complexities.

In myriad ways I live in each and every child of man, making Myself known in his experiences. And each I call to fuller life through patient searching and denial of the selfish impulses and 'satisfactions'. Each I invite to share My suffering, redeeming, love which will unite him with his fellow men and also with Our glorious Godhead.