The Spiritual War

the stakes couldn't be higher for the 

Spiritual War in which we are 

automatically involved merely by 

our human existence...if you win...

it's heaven - but .if you lose...it's hell...

both are forever...no turning back no 

second chances...when you die - and 

you WILL die and BTW relatively soon..

'you do not know the day nor the hour'...

you will be Judged by Jesus on how you 

have chosen to live your life...it is as 

Sacred Scripture says in Sirach 15:15-17 

"If you choose, you can keep the 

commandments, and to act faithfully is 

a matter of your own choice. He has placed 

before you fire and water, stretch out your 

hand for whichever you choose. Before 

each person are life and death, and whichever 

one chooses will be given them." simply

speaking, how you choose to live NOW in 

this life is the Warfare you are involved in -.

but Satan - your Enemy - the liar / deceiver /

murderer- is as they say 'out to get you' and 

is working full-time to destroy your life and                      

drag you to hell...sound scary?...well...that's

because it is... so just to be clear...if you don't 

believe you are in a Spiritual War - you're losing - \'

no God?...losing...no devil?...losing...no heaven?

losing...no hell?...losing...everyone goes to 

heaven?...losing...you're a 'good person' / 'nice' but 

have your own 'truth'?...losing...no one's going 

to tell you what to do or not do... thankyou? 

losing big time....so...are you winning or losing?...

if you think you're wining however...a word of 

caution...do not be overconfident...your Enemy 

doesn't give up...you can still fall away...it's not 

'once saved always saved'...remember...it IS a War..

humanity was originally Created in Union with

the Father but was then deceived by the Evil One and 

Chose to seek their own way of life - not the Father's 

Way - to decide for themselves right and wrong / good 

and evil...and as a consequence of their Original Sin

humans were thence oriented to evil by having

disordered desires - everything centered around 

"me...me...me"...a darkened intellect subject to 

deceptions and a weakened will easily swayed  by 

those same fickle feelings all the while living in a 

rebellious world / culture hostile to the things of 

God and dominated by Satan's deceptions / values 

tempting clueless humans into destructive habits 

of deadly sins - pride...envy...lust...greed...anger...

gluttony...sloth - all leading into pits of darkness... 

seems pretty formidable doesn't it?...that's because 

it is...however....on the side of Light / Life is 

GRACE...Jesus is LORD / SAVIOR...it is Jesus 

vs Satan - BUT. they are not equal...Jesus is God,,,

Satan is a creature - more powerful than humans

but a creature nevertheless and Jesus  by His 

Death and Resurrection has already conquered 

sin / death / Satan and has provided The Way to 

your Victory - Eternal Life / Joy / Peace / Love - 

but ONLY by your choice can you share in it...

Now....If you think you haven't chosen yet you 

are losing because 'not to choose is actually a 

choice'...but then you can simply choose to start 

winning - Repent...turn away from your sin...and 

Believe -.Live - the Gospel...Choose to follow 

Jesus as your Lord and Savior...ask to be.be filled 

with the Power of His Holy Spirit to start living a 

dedicated life of prayer and making His Word 

part of your daily life...start 'putting to death the 

deeds of the flesh'...Love Jesus above all...Carry 

your Cross by laying down your life in service to 

others.. find supportive relationships with fellow 

believers....resist temptations and the lies of the Evil 

One...Be an Intentional Disciple...Remember...

Before you is fire and water...Light or Darkness...

Life or Death...Choose NOW - before it is too late...

Reflection / Discussion:

-What is the Spiritual War?

-Where in you personal life / culture do you see the Choice?

-Start making the necessary changes in your life to support your Choice.

-Is it being talked about? Why / not?

-Find the support you need from others who have chosen to 

 follows the Lord even if it means changing parishes.

-Be disciplined in a daily prayer time / Scripture reading and

 a healthy Sacramental Life.

-Sample Commitment Prayer: "Jesus, please forgive me for not choosing you, for all the sins I 

 have committed, I give my life to you. I Choose to follow you as My Lord and Savior. Pour

 out your Holy Spirit upon me to help me follow you faithfully day by day. Thank you for 

 your Love and Mercy. I Love you and give my whole life to you:. 

-

 

The Regrets Dialogue

           

Lord Jesus....I can't seem to shake these regrets...

they keep bothering me...I feel so bad about them...

I try not to think about them but they just  keep popping

up...sometimes out of the blue...I've asked you for 

forgiveness but I can't forgive myself  Why am I so 

adamant @ beating myself up every time I think of them? 

what's up with that?

You tell me...

.
Well,.. I think it's because I did all those things...or in this case, I DIDN'T do what 

I SHOULD HAVE done so I SHOULD be the one who pays the price.

and, even though I can think of reasons why I SHOULD forgive myself,

I can't because that'd be like giving myself a pass and minimizing the harm

I did even though I wasn't aware of it at the time...

Got a lot of shoulds there...but I agree...

somebody has to pay....

Right....but it's not working...why is that?

Why do you think that is?...

This is so frustrating...why don't you just change me and fix it all 

so I don't have to deal with this anymore?..

It doesn't work that way...I didn't create 

you for things to be done like that...

I love you too much. 

What do you mean?

Love doesn't work that way...otherwise

it's not really love...

.

Please explain...

I created you with your own 'space' if you will, and I 

respect that...I don't 'invade' anyone's space...you are a

free person and I love you too much to take that away 

from you, so, I simply 'offer' you alternatives for you 

to choose to accept or not...

.

Even if what I choose is bad for me?

Yes...

.
That doesn't seem fair...

What's not fair about it?...

Well....I might be hurting myself and others...

And? .

You know....why not just stop me?

I just told you why..

.

But what about all the consequences of my sins

and not just for me but for those I sinned against?

I know...but there's even more to it than you realize...

.

Hmmm...you know...something I have to say...you get a lot of blame for

all the bad stuff...I mean sins that people do...like it's YOUR fault

because YOU didn't stop them.....

I understand...people are free to think what they may...

So...why don't you just 'set the record straight'?

They wouldn't accept it anyway, and, besides, life

doesn't work that way...remember...you are free...

Why are you doing all this...I mean communicating like this...like you're right here????

Because I am...I've always been 'right here' even if you don't want Me to be...

that's how I created things...and, besides, this is not just for you because 

who doesn't have regrets?...this is for them as well...

So...why me?

Why not you?...

Well....I'm not the "holiest" guy out there.

No...but you'll do just fine...you're open to working through all

this and you have the issues I want to address since

they are so common to people...

You mean "regrets and performance" issues?

Yes...

That's tiring to even think about especially when I feel like 

I don't know how to resolve it all...

I know...

.

It's like it's never ending...like a gerbil wheel...it keeps turning and turning 

going nowhere but just creates more and more
frustration / anxiety./ pain.. and never "reaches its goal"

And what's that?.

Hmmm...perfection??

You mean 'your' idea of perfection....

Well...what "I" want...

Hmmm...seems like I've heard that somewhere before...

So you mean we're back to the start of this dialogue?

You tell me...it's your issue...I'm here to help you reach

what's best for you and not just what you want...those

aren't always the same thing...sometimes what's best for 

you and those around you is not what you want...

This is kind of frustrating...more circles.....

.
Why's that?...

Why don't you just give me what I want?

I am...

Not really...

Why?

Because it's not really giving me the results I want.

..
What's that?

Ahh...satisfaction...justice...peace...

It can't....

Meaning...?

Your offences...whether they're commission / omission are not just

this / that instance here and now...with finite effects...they're 

more than that...

..
What do you mean?

You're not just offending the one in front of you...

you're offending Me as well...

.

How's that?

You are part of My creation...with my order of reality...

I've given you everything you need to know in order for 

you to flourish in love...it's not 'your' order though that is

what you'd like it to be...you want to be in charge...that's

what started all this in the beginning...

You mean Adam and Eve and the Fall?

Yes....

That whole pride / rebellion thing?

That's right...

Oh...you mean all this is rooted in my pride?

You tell me...

It feels like it...

How?

Well...like I'm the one who says what is and is not...what should be or not...

I'm the one in charge who decides not YOU...who should pay and how...

how to fix things or if it should be fixed at all....it feels like it's almost uncontrollable...

like it has a mind of its own...almost more than I can handle...

Almost???

OK....good point...so....now what?

What do you want?

I want this to be done...over...now...

So...why isn't it?

Because I "can't do it"...it's too much though I keep trying and failing...

you know...Performance...

You mean the 'finite' trying to fix the 'infinite'???

Yeah...I suppose...

Like...you're God and not Me??

I guess.

Well...that's impossible but you keep trying....

So...how does this change?...that is assuming that's what I want 

to have happen.....which seems to 'go against the grain'

That's because it does...it's a battle all the way...who's 

in charge?...and you get what you choose...it's 

called freedom...

.
I don't like all this...why can't it just be like I want it to be?

Yes...I know...but your way never works well...was 

never meant to...though you...meaning humanity...keep 

trying...now...there IS another way...but you have to choose it...

What's that?

You know...

.
Surrender....right??

But not 'your' way of surrendering...

You mean I don't get to determine the whole thing from beginning to end???
I'm joking...but not really.

The word 'arrogance' comes to mind...

So...pride again...right??

So, what's the opposite of pride?

Humility...

What does that mean?

Just that YOU are the LORD and not me...and sin--my choosing to offend YOU 

by choosing to do what I want and not what I know YOU want or not want- 

means that because YOU ARE THE LORD....ETERNAL...INFINITE...PERFECT
and I am not any of that....that therefore the punishment is of the same NATURE 

which I can't ever sufficiently accomplish no matter how hard I try...that gerbil wheel thing.

..
So, now what?

So...I can't resolve this on my own...

Never could...but I have a solution....

What's that? 

How about I pay the price?

Why would you do that? you didn't do any of the sinning...

Why do you think I would?

.
Love?...

It's who I am...I've made a way for you. I 

have already paid the price...taken the 

punishment for your sins / failings...'carried

your sorrows...bore your pain'...by my stripes

you are healed...

Isaiah 53,,,so how do I go from here - my pride -  to there...humility? 

from my way to YOUR way???

Grace...just ask...remember...freedom...

when you ask according to My will...you receive...

How do I know what's according to YOUR will???

My Word and My Spirit show you...sometimes it takes

a while because I have more in mind for you than just 

answering your questions, but, it's a process...you're on

a journey...you made a decision to follow Me and you 

and I are on that journey together...to become One...

eternally...infinitely...perfectly...holy as I am Holy...one 

step at a time...by Grace...not by striving on your own

to mete out your justified punishment on yourself in your

own way which only adds to your burden and which 

never works anyway...

So...now what?

How about I make it simple for you?

That sounds really good...I like that...

You give me the regrets...all the emotions / pain / sorrows / guilt

connected with them...all the self-inflicted punishment...beating 

yourself up / self-condemnation...hatred...shame...anger and ask

Me for the Grace you need to do that for I have already carried 
your guilt along with your pain and sorrow

It's all GRACE isn't it?

Yes...as well as for having mercy on yourself...

Forgiving myself  in your Name...

And by Grace to let go of your control...anger...

accepting your weaknesses and asking me to Change 

and Heal you.....

And of course Thanking You...

You will still remember the regrets but the pain 

will be gone because I took care of it. ..

Thank you so much for this talk...you knew I needed it...

You always know and You're always ready and 

willing to give me the Grace...Thank You again...

Be at Peace...I am always with you...

Reflection / Discussion:

-How would you summarize how to handle regrets?
-Meditate on Isaiah 53 with regrets in mind.

-Why is it so hard to forgive yourself?

-What regrets do you have?

-Make a list...topic by topic...person by person...Journaling is helpful

-Ask for the Grace to face and surrender all of it to the Lord

-One by one, In Jesus' Name...Repent / Forgive yourself...Give it all to Jesus...

-Ask for His Healing / Peace...Thanking Him for His Mercy...

The Transformation Prayer

                          

          

                Romans 12: 1-2  

         I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, 

         to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God,

         which is your spiritual worship.  Do not be conformed to this world, but be 

         transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may discern what 

         is the will of God- what is good and acceptable and perfect.

 

                   Lord Jesus...Pour out your Holy Spirit upon me so that 

                   I may be Transformed by the Renewal of my Mind to..

                   Think + as You Think

                 

                   See + as You See

                   Hear + as You Hear

                   Speak + as You Speak

                   Love + as You Love

                   that we may be One...I in You...and...You in me...

                   Come Holy Spirit...Come...  Amen...May it be so...

       Reflection / Discussion:

      - Ask the Holy Spirit how does He wants to Renew your mind.

      - Evaluate how you're doing at loving service.

      - What does surrendering to Jesus mean to you? 

      - How can reading / praying with Scripture aid in this process.

      - Evaluate how you spend your time with media and ask Jesus about it.

      - How can you grow in this Transformation?

      -  How do your relationships help / hinder this Transformation?vice to others.

      - Ask / Seek / Knock for what you need...Expect Answers...

The Bottom Line

the Battle within and around us

is Real - a Spiritual War...it is

always Raging though sometimes

quietly unobserved especially 

when lost in ourselves or too

distracted by everyday affairs 

but still...in everything...top to 

bottom...it affects our Culture...

Politics...Work...Churches...Schools...

Family....every relationship 

close or far...in every decision -

minimally or greatly -.but especially 

ones that can determine our Eternal 

Destination which BTW isn't a 

'slam dunk' even if you are a 

Disciple since you still have a 

'free will' and you are a 'fallen

creature' and you have an Enemy

who is a deceiver / liar / murderer...

knows your weaknesses and

is 'out to get you'...so...be alert..

just sayin'...so...how do you navigate

life when you're in a Battle...a 

Spiritual War?...what should your 

attitude be?...your 'modus operandi' 

when so much is at stake and you're 

in a 'minority' - which Disciples of 

Jesus are...and if you haven't 

thought about that you're in much dire

circumstances than you realize...so

what is the Bottom Line to Life?

Simply...'Not me but...Thee'...

whereas the world ie that which 

is in the hands of the Enemy...says

'me...me...me'...so...our Focus - in 

Everything...Everyday...By Grace -

not just 'trying harder' - needs to be...

Not what I want but what You Want...

Not my will but Your Will...

Not my word but Your Word...

Not my love but Your Love...

Not caught-up in my world but Yours...

Not my power but Yours...

Not my kingdom but Yours...

Not my glory but Yours..

Not depending on me...but...Thee

for You are the Source of Life...the

Beginning and the End...First and

the Last...Not me...So....Everyday...

in Everything...Ask...Seek...

Listen and Follow...Put Jesus 

First...before everyone else...before

yourself...your main Focus...In Every 

Circumstance is to Abide in His Presence..

By Grace Surrendering I to Thou..

let That be your Heart's Desire and

Make this simple Prayer your 

'Bottom Line'...Pray with me...

'Lord Jesus...Please Help me...

By Your Grace...Make my life be...

Today...Now...Always... Not all

about me...but...All About...THEE'...

Reflection / Discussion:

-Take some quiet time to evaluate your life according to the 'Bottom Line'.

-What areas / relationships in your life are you living more 'me than Thee'?

-Visa Versa?

-Pray about a 'plan of action'...ask Him what He wants...

-Make your Daily Prayer time and Scripture Reading a priority if it's not already.

-Don't try to do everything at once...one area at a time...

-Get help if you need it.

-He is Lord and Savior...you're not...

-He Loves you more than you know...

The Desperate

desperate for true affirmation...

wounded from its denial...                             

the unaffirmed seek to satiate

their solitary starvation for 

unconditional love by any means 

necessary...wherever their isolated / 

distorted feelings lead them

no matter the depth of their 

rabbit holes nor the long-term 

consequences for their health 

and well-being let alone their 

Eternal Destination...spurred-on 

by bizarre influencers spewing 

imaginative hokum as a solution 

to their identity conundrum by 

encouraging radical transformations 

which though unattached to actual 

Reality none-the-less spark vain 

mythical dreams to conform their 

exterior appearances to match their

perceived interior identities as if one 

can make the immutable mutable and 

all-the-while coercing everyone around 

them into celebrating their perilous 

tragedy lest they be cancelled by the 

ever-watching ideologues of diversity / 

inclusion all-the-while knowing in their 

darkest unspoken recesses that xy's can 

never become xx's nor visa-versa no

matter how vehement the protestations

that such "cultural conjectures" are not 

part of the equation nor of the preposterous 

web of lies that undergird their obsessively 

narcissistic claims to be traveling in uncharted 

territories of a fantasied human nature no

longer shackled by Objective Universal Truth 

which itself is postulated as a hater's 

hallucination...all of which screams for an 

answer to the question...when will someone 

of merciful mind and heart Accompany them 

and proffer the TRUE and ONLY Fulfillment 

for the Desperate Heart of the Lost by Speaking 

the Truth in Love? walking together with them 

to find that the Answer lies in the Truth of Creation...

discovering the One who Created Human Beings 

as a Masterpiece of Creation knitting them 

together in their Mother's Womb from their very 

inception each in His own Image and Likeness...

Male and Female...Separate yet Equal...Complementary...

Created to Join Together in a Sacred Act to bring forth 

New Life...each Unique like a facet of a diamond 

United in a Creation of Beauty and Structure 

with an Order that goes beyond the visual...

Universal yet Individual / Distinct that surpasses 

even the most complicated algorithms or Science

and the Mysteries of the Universe...sui generis 

patterns Created by an Infinite Designer

captivated in Finite Beings who incessantly 

seek More than their imperfect nature can 

measure...a hunger for the Perfect mysteriously 

imbedded in their incomplete hearts which

long for the mending of their brokenness solely 

rooted in the One Crucified specifically for them

whose purpose and goal was to Heal the wounded 

hearts of a fallen humanity prone to deception 

by the evil one whose aim is always to capture 

and destroy any resemblance to their Perfect

Creator whose Invitation is to share His Devine 

Nature as a Beloved Son or Daughter Eternally 

Affirmed...Unconditionally Loved...Unique 

yet One in Mind and Heart with the Father 

of All who is with All and in All who Receive 

the Son in a Personal Relationship United by the 

Spirit who Abides within by Love as it was in 

the Beginning and will be in the End...Order...

Peace...no more Chaos / Confusion...

Desperation Eternally Ended

Reflection / Discussion:

-Why is Truth Universal / Objective?

-Why is it not based on Subjective feelings?

-What does Affirmation mean?

-What does 'wounded human nature' mean?

-How does Creation show the imprint of the Creator?

-How does Creation show order / structure in human beings?

-How do you know the 'evil one' is real?

-Where do you see in culture his 'lies / deceptions'?

-How does 'hunger for the Perfect' show itself?

-What does 'unconditional love' mean?

-How can we help those caught-up in gender dysphoria?

-What does 'speaking the Truth in Love' mean?

The Metanoia Mindset

Blow the Trumpets!...Sound the   

Alarm!...Open the Gates of your

Mind!...Change the way you think

about yourself...life...everything...

what I'm going to tell you will

radically transform your world if -

and this is the key - you receive it...

believe it...act on it...live it...

faithfully...nothing will remain the

same...so...listen carefully...I have 

Good News to tell you...you

are being offered a New Life with

New Eyes to See...New Ears to 

Hear...a New Mind to Think...a 

New Heart to Love...for Behold!

the old things will pass away and

ALL things will be made NEW...

Change your Mind about what is

possible and Believe the Gospel

and you shall Receive POWER

from on High to live Beyond your

Human Nature...Beyond your 

Natural Abilities...Indeed...you are 

being Chosen to Receive a Gift 

Beyond your wildest dreams...So...

Added to the Dignity of a Natural

Human Being Created in the Image 

and Likeness of God is the Super-

Dignity of a Supernatural Sharing / 

Participation in the Very Life of the 

Infinite / Eternal / Perfect / Divine 

Creator of the Universe...to Actually 

become His Adopted Son / Daughter 

because He becomes your Loving 

Abba Father...you become Divinized 

with ALL the Rights / Access to His 

Divine Presence and Personal Love 

as well as a Share in His Infinite / 

Eternal Inheritance of  Perfect Joy...

Peace...Love...Beginning In this 

Present Life and Fulfilled in the Life 

to Come...What an Amazing / Astonishing  / 

Holy Identity you have been Chosen to 

Receive aa a Pure Gift!! - Talk about 

being "Special"!!. Well...in response 

to such an astonishing revelation you 

justifiably can ask... How can this be 

possible...for...you?.. Why you?...and 

if you are forthright - you who are so...

how can I say this... politely?.... how 

about...imperfect?...most likely done 

many things that you are not proud of...

things you did / failed to do...and if you 

really think about it...even 'worshipped' 

false gods of money / success / pleasure / 

vanity / self-centered lifestyles / given to 

anger / resentment / unforgiveness...ALL 

of which leads to a Justified Eternity of 

Destruction...A Fiery Separation from the 

One who is PERFECT...so again...why 

you? you don't deserve it...to which I say...

yes...I agree. wholeheartedly...how can it be?...

BUT...it is not just you...ALL of us have 

sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God...

ALL Humanity is Fallen...ALL are Wounded 

by Sin...ALL need to be Saved from their 

Fallen Nature inherited from our First Parents 

who Freely Chose to Rebel against Abba Father...

were deceived by the Evil One and are prone 

to evil...enslaved to self and live in a world 

infatuated with sin...and thus there is an Infinite 

Chasm that separates the Holiness of the Divine 

and the Sinfulness of Humanity that ONLY ONE 

who is Both  Human and Divine who can Perfectly 

Span that abyss...and now here is the GOOD NEWS..

Jesus has accomplished this by His Outstretched 

Arms upon the Cross... Jesus - the Sinless One - 

the only Begotten Son of God who Became 

Man...took upon Himself our Sins and the 

Punishment of Death - WHY?...in a Word...

Mercy... out of Love for you and me He was 

Pierced...Tortured...Mocked...Murdered but 

on the Third Day ROSE from the Dead and is 

ALIVE / REAL...and thus Conquered Death / 

Sin / Satan and Now OFFERS this Victory to 

ALL - including YOU...who CHOOSE to Receive 

Him as Lord and Savior..to SURRENDER and 

Receive.....Forgiveness / Mercy to ALL who Repent / 

Turn away from Sin...to Receive  A New Life...

New Hope...New Love...a Sharing in His Divine 

Life...His Very Nature...Ask to be Filled with 

His Holy Spirit...Become His Disciple to Follow 

Him...Take on His Mission and Purpose for your 

Life... to Live a Supernatural Life here and now 

using the Gifts of the Holy Spirit to 'Do what He 

is doing...Say what He is Saying'.. to Go Make 

Disciples by Living the GOOD NEWS as... 

Behold...He Makes ALL Things NEW.!!!

Discussion / Reflection:

-What is the 'Good News'?

-How does 'Metanoia' - 'Change your Mind' - prepare you for the Good News?

-How does it make you feel when you hear that you are Loved  as Jesus Loved you?

-What does it mean to Repent of your Sins?

-If you are Catholic, go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

-What does it mean to Choose Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior?

-Have you decided to Follow Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior?

-If not, I encourage you to do it now in your own words.

-Find a Support Group of Committed Believers.

-Become involved in Service.

-Break ties to your sinful past.

-Develop a daily Prayer Life including Scripture Study.

 

The Abiding

it is My Desire that you

Abide in Me...

always and everywhere

for that is where you have

been Created to Be...where

you will Flourish as Children

of the Father...it is My Spirit

that Empowers you to Rest

in Me and Receive a taste of 

My Eternal Joy and Peace

as you become more and more

One with Me in Mind and 

Heart...it is both your Calling

and Battle - Life in Me and 

death to self in this world of                                                                                                                   

chaos and confusion made

so by humanity's Fall from 

Original Grace when the evil 

one's deceptions lured them to 

choose selfish pride instead of 

Selfless Love thus sealing a

fatal inheritance of a wounded

nature racked by conflict

where passions are like 

wild stallions running this way

and that attracted by evil ends

resistant to control from 

a weakened will and a mind

clouded and blinded subject to 

error in a body now sentenced

to deterioration and death 

under the dominant influence 

of the evil one who relentlessly                                            

seeks to remove your focus                     

on Me and turn you inward                      

upon yourself thus bringing

the disorder of the world into 

Our Sacred Space - it is a 

Spiritual Battle which rages for 

the minds and hearts of All who 

have been Created...it rages 

within and without...false teachers 

promoting false doctrines created to 

captivate and lure the unsuspecting and 

naive into the darkness of doom

dressed in rays of light weaved

together from strands of both 

true and false words until 

Reality cannot be distinguished

from unreality by disordered

feelings leading round and

round until it is halted by 

death and eternal destiny is

decided...so.

Resist these temptations by

My Grace and so Remain in 

Me as I Remain in you for it 

is in Me that you find your True

Self as a Son / Daughter of

the Father...where you find 

your True Affirmation as 

One Beloved by the Father 

Called to Share Our Divine

Nature now and Forever

I have Given you All that you

need in the Battle of Life 

and Death...My Word is 

Light and Truth...My Spirit

is Power to Discern and 

Live in that Word...to 

Speak the Truth in Love...to

Carry the Cross of Love 

and Truth - even to Die

there as a Witness to My

Victory over the Chaos

and Confusion of Sin /

Death - My Resurrection to

Eternal Life...so...Abide in Me

and I in you...then...Stand!..

for I AM the Resurrection and 

the Life...the One who Brings 

Shalom...Wholeness..as it was 

in the Beginning when all is 

well as it is supposed to Be...

Reflection / Discussion:

-What does it mean to 'Abide' in the Lord?

-How can we make that the 'normal' for our lives?

-What habits can we form to do that?

-What is a 'quick' way to get back into His Presence?

-One way is the 'Jesus Prayer'...what is that?

-What are some of the 'lies / deceptions' in the world that 

 cause 'chaos / confusion'?

-How can we combat them?

-How do you 'speak the Truth in Love'?

-How should our 'feelings / intellect / will' work together in us to

 keep us in His Presence?