The Trials

trials are the power washings 

of your soul and that is why I

permit them...they push you 

beyond your limitations..
beyond your own strength /
coping abilities / endurance to

where discouragement - even

feelings of despair - turn your

focus inward to protect yourself

as the storms of life threaten 

your stability and expose your 

weakness of talent...character...

faith... hope... love in the midst 

of circumstances you cannot /

will not control and bring you to

humility's realization that you
simply need help and no longer
can do it all by yourself...that
you... need to change...are not 

easily transformed into Holy men /

women - sometimes resisting 

what you know in your hearts 

to be best for you... frozen by fear 

or stubbornly seeking your own 

will...even sometimes pursuing
deadly behaviors to satisfy fleshly 

desires or avenues of worldly quests
that enthrone the self in order to
build your own kingdom not Mine
these harden your heart to My 

Love and can lead you to turn away 

from My Light down into the Darkness...
I have so much More for you
than you can ever realize -
Realities of the Kingdom that 

I freely offer but many times are 

never accepted and though you 

may not understand the why's 

and the how's of this particular 

trial you are now enduring

what I am presenting to you is a
powerful opportunity to enter into 

My Passion which bore your
every sorrow...
every pain...
every doubt./ fear..
every sin by
uniting your trials with Mine
permitting Me to have My Way 

with you to lead you into My 

Tender Treasures that await you by...

Purifying you to become purely Mine...

Growing into My Divine Purposes to...

Think as I Think

See as I See

Hear aa I Hear

Speak as I Speak

Love as I Love...

Surrender as I Surrendered
Depending not on your own
strength and natural abilities
but upon My Generous Graces

in the Holy Spirit so Freely Given
by the Father to Re-create you

into My Image and Likeness...so...
Stay close and Keep your eyes on Me...

Simply ask for what you need

Surrender yourself / circumstances to Me

Persevere one day at a time....

Praying...'Jesus, I Trust in you'... 

'Have your Way in me'...and.

My Spirit will Transform you into a 

Holy Disciple...

Faithful Witness...
Joyful Sign of the
Kingdom of Heaven -
your Eternal Home - after
all your trials have passed and
every tear is wiped away

Reflection/Discussion:
-What struck you about this poem? Why?
-What is your experience of trials?
-What have you learned?
-Are you going through a trial now?
-If yes, be open to share it with others.
-How can you support others in their trials?
-Reach out to them in prayer and presence