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Month: June 2026

May Our Feet Journey Together- It Is Not I Who Live But Christ Who Lives In Me — June 3, 2026

May Our Feet Journey Together- It Is Not I Who Live But Christ Who Lives In Me

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Daily Devotional Based on The Spiritual Classic He And I

“When you ask, believe that I am good enough to answer you, otherwise you will deprive Me of giving. “Be crucified with Me. To be crucified is to be stretched against your desires, against the love of self . . . in poverty, obscurity, and obedience to the Father. “Remember that the crucifixion is the prelude to the resurrection, that is, to all joys.” (June 3, 1939)

24 Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. (John 16:24).

20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20).

5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. (Romans 6:5).

O Lord, the first part of what You are telling Gabrielle and us does not seem to go with the rest of the message, at least at first. Because You talk about us believing that You are good enough to give us what we ask. For most of us it’s likely good health, concerns for loved ones, enough resources- in a word, Your Providence. But are we seeking Your Heart or just Your Hand? Because You then remind us that to live in You is to live crucified. You are our crucified King- the One who knew no limits in pouring out Your Love for us. And You ask us to do the same especially for others- to allow ourselves to be stretched against our desires and love of self. And we don’t have to seek it- every illness, every humiliation at work, every misunderstanding in the family will do just that. And we realize how quickly we can come to the end of ourselves and our own poverty and we realize we have a choice. To fight against it all and to be stuck in bitterness or to surrender and trust in You offering all for Your Glory and the good of all souls! Because it is in the dying that we rise to the resurrection- to all joys! And that resurrected life can begin right here and right now, not just in Heaven, if it is truly You who lives in us! So let us always believe that no matter what we are asking for or not asking for You are always good enough to give us what we need always in the present moment! Fiat!

May Our Feet Journey Together- Just As They Are — June 2, 2026

May Our Feet Journey Together- Just As They Are

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A Daily Devotional Based On The Spiritual Classic He And I

“Write! I don’t want people to be afraid of Me anymore, but to see My heart full of love and to speak with Me as they would with a dearly beloved brother. “For some I am unknown. For others, a stranger, a severe master, or an accuser. Few people come to Me as to one of a loved family. And yet My love is there, waiting for them. So tell them to come, to enter in, to give themselves up to love just as they are. Just as they are. I’ll restore. I’ll transform them. And they will know a joy they have never known before. I alone can give that joy. If only they would come! Tell them to come. . . .” (Voice full of yearning.) (Jesus, June 1, 1939).

28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30).

8 But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8).

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:1-2).

O Lord here we are in the month of the Sacred Heart! Do we have any idea, can we even fathom Your Love, the Love of God! We come to You with so much baggage- we come with distrust, with our woundedness, with our fear of You! We are afraid to come to You, the Love that never gives up and never lets go! Our Father, our Brother, our Friend! And You are begging us just to enter into Your Heart where Your love awaits and You want us to come just as we are! Just as we are You will restore and transform us! We can come to You in prayer, in Your Word, and in Your Sacraments including if it has been a while the Sacrament of Reconciliation where all is restored and forgiven! Lord, Let’s tell You today from our hearts that we want to enter into Your Sacred Heart and let You do the rest!