Monday, August 6, 2012
Plea for Unity and Humility
Dear Friends,
A reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians (2.1-11):
If there is any encouragement in Christ, any solace in love, and participation in the Spirit, any compassion and mercy, complete my joy by being in the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing. Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but also everyone for those of others.
Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus, Who though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped.
Rather he emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
coming in human likeness,
and found human in appearance,
he humbled himself
becoming obedient to death,
even death on a cross.
Because of this, God greatly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the Glory of God the Father.
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Please continue to pray for the intentions of Our Lord and Our Lady.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Redeemer given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words.
“Be humble My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who believe in Me and follow Me. I humbled Myself in an extreme way as I was the Son of God and became a human being like all of you. I did that because I love you all. So all that you live as a human being, I have lived too when I was on earth. I was given birth by My dear Mother like all of you. No human being can come on earth without being carried by his mother for nine months and it is her who gives you birth. I was born a small infant who was carried in the arms of My Mother like you all. She had to feed Me and to wash Me and clothe Me. I felt hunger and I was thirsty like everybody else. I grew up just like all human beings and I had to be taught. In time I became an adult and began the work that the Father had given Me. My dear friends you should look at Me as one like you who knows you through and through. I worked hard to teach the people what they should know and at the end I died on the cross for your sins.
My dear brothers and sisters what I ask of you now is that you accept Me as your Savior who came to give you the greatest gift you could ever receive namely salvation where you will a member of My Kingdom and united with Me forever in heaven. I bless you.“
Father Melvin