1. My Daily Bread, page 298 (by Anthony J. Paone, SJ 1954)
CHRIST:
MY CHILD, do not let yourself be crushed by
the various activities which you have
undertaken for My sake. No labor, no suffering,
no penance or prayer should discourage or
sadden you. What you do for My sake will help
you far beyond your fondest dream.
2. Your earthly hardships and trials are
rapidly passing away. The longest life on earth is short.
Only eternity is unending. Bear your difficulties,
troubles, and sufferings with patience. I will
relieve you as soon as it is good for you.
3. Whatever you endure on earth is a very
small price to pay for the Kingdom of Heaven.
When you arrive in My heavenly kingdom, you
will see how truly My Apostle Paul spoke when he
said that the sufferings of this present time are
not worthy to be compared with the glory to come.
4. Put yourself in My hands and strive to be
as independent as you can of your human needs
and of human consolations. Bring your joys and
sorrows to me. Make Me your best friend and
your closest companion. As long as you go
through your labors and hardships in My
company, you will not find them too hard.
THINK:
Life's daily hardships and difficulties are less
a burden when I let Our Lord help me. I will
therefore concentrate more on Him and less on
my trials. He will show me how much He suffered
for my sake. He will remind me of the shortness
of earthly life and the grandeur of Heaven. He
will encourage me and cheer me up in my
sadness and discouragement. Unless I remember
to walk with Christ in my daily activities, I shall
gradually walk away from Him.
PRAY:
My Jesus, it is good for me to suffer some
trial from time to time. At such times I find
myself realizing how weak I am and how little
I can depend on the people and things on which
I relied. In such trials teach me to lean on You,
to look to Your holy plan for me, and to consider
the brevity of all earthly satisfactions. You
deserve my loyalty because of what You have
already done for me. You deserve much more
than I can offer because of what You have
prepared for me in Heaven. Let me often consider
that the night is quickly forgotten when morning
comes. With eyes on you, my risen King of
glory, let me go through the darkness of earth
as one who looks beyond it.
(source: Confraternity of the Precious Blood
Brooklyn, NY)
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2. When I die, the Good Lord Jesus will ask me:
Son of God: How did you love ?
Let our answer be:
Me: With all my heart ! (Lord, you know that I love you !)
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Oh Loving Jesus
I offer you all that I have
All that I am
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