Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Love for One Another
Dear Friends,
A reading from the First Letter of St. John (3:11-24):
For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: we should love one another, unlike Cain who belonged to the evil one and slaughtered his brother. Why did he slaughter him? Because his own works were evil, and those of his brother righteous. Do not be amazed, then, brothers, if the world hates you. We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. Whoever does not love remains in death. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him. The way we came to know love was that he laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If someone who has worldly means sees a brother in need and refuses him compassion, how can the love of God remain in him? Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.
Now this is how we shall know that we belong to the truth and reassure our hearts before him in whatever our hearts condemn, for God is greater than our hearts and knows everything. Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence in God and receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And his commandment is this: we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just as he commanded us. Those who keep his commandments remain in him, and he in them, and the way we know that he remains in us is from the Spirit that he gave us.
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Our New Pope Francis was inaugurated yesterday in Rome in the presence of a huge crowd of people and many heads of state. Let us thank God for this great gift of a new pope and let us pray for him every day.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord, the Son of God, given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“Love one another My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who believe in Me, your Savior. If you do not love every one of your brothers and sisters, then you do not love Me. Anyone who harbors hatred in his or her heart is very far from Me and cannot be saved. If you do find that you hate someone, then it is time to get rid of this hatred. You can get rid of it in this way. You ask Me for forgiveness for this hatred and you repeat about twenty or more times a day that you love this person. After ten to fifteen days all the hatred will be gone and you will love that person. All the darkness of hatred will disappear from your heart and My light will enter there. You know that if you hate a person then you cannot really pray, but when the light enters your heart then you will be able to pray without any difficulty. Remain close to Me. I love you all and I bless you.”
Father Melvin