July 5,
2014
“My
grace has touched your heart to help you recognize that earth is not your
home. You are just traveling on a
journey to your home with Me. You are
not to put roots down at any resting place on your trip. You are passing through countries on your way
to your country.
Many
souls enter the highway of the redeemed full of joy and certitude. They merrily pack for the journey, prepare
themselves for the road trip and then set off on their own. Each new day on the road brings new troubles
and hardships. They become dismayed and
stop to rest. They decide to pitch a
tent, for the spot is shady and beautiful.
Soon they decide to build a sturdy house to protect them from the rains
and storms. Life becomes so comfortable
that they unpack their bags and never venture out again on their path to
sainthood. I had a wonderful adventure
prepared for them, but they decided to end the journey almost as soon as it
began.
These
are the masses of lukewarm souls that started out jubilantly with Me at our
first encounter. Life’s vicissitudes
proved to be too hard for them, so they decided to stay in the doldrums of
mediocrity and stagnation. Soon they
were very hard to distinguish from all the other earth dwellers. They were no longer pilgrims on a journey to
their homeland; they were squatters in a land that wasn’t theirs, a wasteland
of temporal pleasures.
The
journey is long and hard. It is the
royal road of the cross, the path I walked.
It isn’t easy, but the efforts are eternal. Very few pilgrims stay on the road in this
age of agnosticism and cynicism. It is
hard to keep your eyes on an invisible future when what is visible is so
enticing and seemingly gratifying.
Souls,
hear My voice. Leave your couches of
comfort and ease. Pull up your earthly
roots and get back on the road you have abandoned. Pack your heavenly bags again and leave
behind the things of no value.
I
await you on the road. Will you join Me?”
Jesus,
Wayfarer on the Journey
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