Wednesday, July 4th
St. Elizabeth of Portugal
1 John 3:14-38. Matthew 25:31-40

The law of love is the law of life itself. If you do not love your neighbour you are not truly alive but only in the body which eventually dies. It is written in the Book of Life, ‘thou shalt love the Lord your God with all your mind and heart and with all your soul’. And as you learn to love the Most High, lord of all in earth and heaven, so do you receive the power to love your neighbour and all to whom the Most High sends you in the fulfilling of His will and loving purpose. As it is for one of the sons and daughters of the Most High, so is it for every one born into the world.

Be ready to respond to your heavenly Father in the grace and power of Our indwelling. Peace, joy and fulfilment are the reward for commitment in Our love and obedience in the Way. Through My life and death and risen life you are set upon the way and receive Our power to follow the Son of Man as you are led and guided by Our Holy Spirit. I, beloved and loving Son of the Most High ‘came not to serve but to serve and give Himself as a ransom for many’. (Mark 10:45) (Isaiah 53:12)