To clearer Light, to clearer sight

       The closer to the Light one becomes, the Trinity of Persons - God, the more one sees his "deservings" in His justice and the more one sees the need for His mercy, forgiveness, healing and love.
       Are we today the weeping woman at Jesus' feet carry our perfume jars (surrendered lives, loving/good
             deeds, prayers): repentantly weeping sincerely in sorrow, and weeping in joy for Jesus' response for, to and in us - mercifully gracing us?
                                                           "little john"
                                        2 November 2006

               The grace to Truth

       Jesus asked Bartimaeus: “What do you want me to do for you?…Master, I want to see…Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.” (Mk10:51-2)
       Jesus now asks us to ask Him, daily with earnestness, commitment, urgency and expectancy: “What do You want me to do for You?"  Out of our graced gift of Baptism and commanded commission to Evangelize, witness to and share the Good News, Jesus, there is an intense call and reminder today of our daily need to ask for the grace of receiving the Truth, Himself, then responding in the conversion in our hearts and lives that this encounter with Truth reveals, which is part of the answer to His question. This should already be our obedient Christian vocation by virtue of Baptism. By virtue of evangelization, a required part also, the answer to the question goes beyond the daily me prayer response to that equally grave daily we prayer including all God's children, all mankind whatever the religion or lack of, from the most saintly person on earth to the most evil sinner, be they Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, agnostic, atheist, etc., etc. Our daily prayer answering His continuous question has to be: Grant us all the grace to Truth, you Jesus, to open and respond to the direction in conversion that this reveals, that WE may see through Your eyes and begin to reflect You in our lives and actions in this world.
       We are expected, rather commanded by Jesus in virtue of our Baptism/relationship and call to Evangelize, to be doing this already. If we do not do this, respond to God with our prayers and actions, those who are not in Jesus will not so ask for this grace WE all need, and most likely will not receive the salvation He intends for ALL His children. We must pray for ourselves and all God’s children to receive “the grace to Truth” !!! so that we may ALL SEE and FOLLOW HIM !!!
       Will we stand before Jesus and have Him ask us: “Why did you not respond and pray for all my children, all your brothers and sisters, to receive the Truth, Me? A hundred million souls were lost by you alone because of your not responding and encouraging others to do the same."  Or,  will you be before Jesus as Saddam Hussein and Bin Laden, and others, excitedly rush up to you and the others you encouraged to so pray, “Thanking you all ” for your prayers for the grace, which Jesus told them, you all had been responsible for in requesting so they could be saved. I pray that this call be graced, that we in the Lord may like Bartimaeus see Jesus, hear His request and follow Him, bringing others along by graced praying with us !!!
                                                                   “little john”
                                                                  29 October 2006