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It is this way that the invitation sent out by me has now reached all my chosen ones throughout the world. Thus the seed has been sown and is already beginning to germinate. With the coming year it will mature and blossom into so marvelous a spring that it will be a great joy and comfort for all my children. (Blue Book)
Prayer of propitiation for so many of your brothers who await this new year amidst amusements, simply straining to forget things and to enjoy themselves, and often they offend the Heart of my Son and my motherly Heart.
We don’t need to purposefully seek crosses that weren’t meant for us, true sacrifice mostly entails embracing our own, the ones found while living out our own calling. And only then true freedom comes. Distractions, diversions and many amusements are nothing more than a contrived escape path. Mere temptations for us to escape our crosses and forfeit the freedom and joy that was meant for us.
Four Common Tactic of the Devil
“At the heart of all diversion is the fact that the devil wants us to focus on lesser things in order to avoid focusing on greater things such as a moral decisions and the overall direction of our life.”
1 Corinthians 7:35
I am saying this for your benefit, not to place restrictions on you. I want you to do whatever will help you serve the Lord best, with as few distractions as possible.