Meditation for today

Living the Greatest Commandment During the month of the Sacred Heart, I resolve to meditate every day on the beauty, love, and holiness of the Heart of Jesus. To offer in a spirit of reparation part of the suffering and deprivation I now endure, consecrating the rest to other intentions: the conversion and holiness of those who are dear to me, the salvation of others, the good of the Church. In the absence of all conscious joy, to establish myself more firmly than ever by God's grace, in clomplete serenity. Never to show by irritation or by outward exhaustion, which is more likely for me, the moral and physical fatigue caused by certain difficulties and long illness. To do everything to preserve and improve my health, and to make of this disagreeable concern, my practice of self-denial. To learn from the Heart of Jesus the secret of love for others and deep knowledge of them; how to touch their wounds without making them sting, and how to dress them without reopening them; to give myself to them and yet maintain my privacy. To disclose truth in its entirety and yet to make it known according to the degree of light that each can bear. The knowledge needed for this ministry only comes from Jesus Christ, by encountering him in the Eucharist and in prayer. - Servant of God Elisabeth Leseur

as i walk closer to God on my path to holiness why does it feel so heavy?

I got this text the other day.... as I walk on my path to holiness it feels so heavy, how do I find my joy? Wow that is a big question... we all can feel that one! God asks us to walk this earth completely present with our feet firmly grounded in the earth... no longer are we asked to go hide in a cave and meditate all day... we are out in the world and asked to hold His light and eminate it to the world. With that invitation comes the incredible opening of the heart, without walls around your soul. With a heart wide open, the heaviness of the world is experianced, felt and known. How do we find our joy..... by remembering where we came from!!!! Remember we were all angels first before we came to earth and remember that this is ALL part of God's plan! Suffering offers a moment to refine and walk closer to Him. Love through it, Trust through it, and ask Him to fill you with His joy as we walk through the valley of tears. May God Bless us All