Believing Jesus

Posted byValerie Parisi March 10, 2024  EditBelieving Jesus

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent

Believing Jesus

Do you not believe this is possible? Just trust Me. Your faith and trust will give strength to a million souls to persevere. My daughter, you must never be half-hearted. (Jesus) August 7, 1962)

Today’s Readings: The royal official said to him,
“Sir, come down before my child dies.”
Jesus said to him, “You may go; your son will live.”
The man believed what Jesus said to him and left. (John 4)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, today there is a lot of fear, worry, doubt, and anxiety. Maybe we are forgetting that You are still on the throne! We feel desperate and the situation can seem hopeless like the father in today’s Gospel. But Lord, I know that each one of us can think of other hopeless times when faith brought us through. Lord, help us today just to believe in Your Word and speak it out loud. Help us to trust You  and have faith for so many that don’t that by persevering in prayer they will have strength and hope. Let us never be half- hearted in our prayer and our thanksgiving as we praise You in this storm!

God So Loved The World- Not To Condemn But To Save

Posted byValerie Parisi March 9, 2024  EditGod So Loved The World- Not To Condemn But To Save

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

Fourth Sunday of Lent

God So Loved The World- Not To Condemn But To Save

Jesus: “Look at My disfigured Face and My tortured Sacred Body. Didn’t I suffer to save souls? Believe in Me and adore Me.” (Jesus) (1961-1962)

Today’s Gospel: Jesus said to Nicodemus:
“Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, 
so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 
so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, 
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish 
but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, 
but that the world might be saved through him.

Prayer Meditation- Lord, You so loved the world that You came to save it and us. But do we really believe it? I mean really believe it? John 3:16 is not just some placard at a football game, it is the saving power of God! In the desert, when the people went astray and tested You, they were bitten by serpents and in Your mercy You sent the cure when they repented- the bronze serpent lifted up. And there You are high and lifted up and You wait for our repentance and our belief and our adoration. Because You did not come to condemn us but to save us. Let us love You, adore You, and worship You  today and always!

O Lord, may we humble ourselves knowing we are nothing without You!

O God Have Mercy On Me A Sinner

Posted byValerie Parisi March 8, 2024  EditO God Have Mercy On Me A Sinner

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

Saturday of the Third Week of Lent

O God Have Mercy On Me A Sinner

My beloved Jesus, I want to repent of my sins and to love You more than any repentant sinner. My beloved Jesus, in the future, I ask that not one day goes by without my love causing me tears of repentance. Humble me, Lord Jesus, every moment of my life, so I always see myself as poor and sinful. (Elizabeth) (1961-1962)

Today’s Readings: But the tax collector stood off at a distance
and would not even raise his eyes to heaven
but beat his breast and prayed,
‘O God, be merciful to me a sinner.’
I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former;
for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled,
and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luke 18)

Prayer Meditation- Lord today we read in the Gospel about two men in prayer. One prays to himself about all of his “achievements”, stuck in works and self- righteousness. The other comes humbly to You, a sinner in need of mercy! Lord, let us return to You, as the first reading from Hosea encourages us to do (Hosea 6). Lord strip us of all that gets in the way of perfect union with You- perfect love casts out fear! (1 John 4:18).

O Lord forgive us our faithlessness, please heal us as we turn to You who loves us freely and Who will never let us go!

Not Far From The Kingdom of God

Posted byValerie Parisi March 7, 2024  EditNot Far From The Kingdom of God

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

Friday of the Third Week of Lent

Not Far From The Kingdom of God

Fervently desire the coming of My Kingdom for yourself and for all the souls. When you rest at night, examine your day. What have you done for My Kingdom to arrive?” (Jesus) (April 20, 1962)

Today’s Readings: And when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding,
he said to him,
“You are not far from the Kingdom of God.”
And no one dared to ask him any more questions. (Mark 12)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, in tough times we can all feel pretty far from the Kingdom. But like the first reading in Hosea, You so want to call us back to You and heal our land. Are we ready to have nothing to do anymore with idols, with strange gods? Lord, help us keep our eyes fixed on You and on what really matters- loving You with all our hearts, minds, souls, and our strength and, through that love that You give us, help us to love our neighbor as ourselves. Lord may we love with Your Love as You live in us- Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me (St. Patrick)

Lord Jesus, may we always be with You and not against You, even in small things. Jesus we surrender everything and ourselves to You- reign in our hearts and in all the Earth as you do in Heaven!

The Finger Of God

Posted byValerie Parisi March 6, 2024  EditThe Finger Of God

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

Thursday of the Third Week of Lent

The Finger of God

Now I fill your heart with the feeling of My Divinity. Oh, that we might gather together as much as possible! (Jesus) (October 18, 1962)

Today’s Readings:

But if it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you. (Luke 11)

Prayer Meditation: O Jesus, by the finger of God, You have touched our lives every step of the way. May we realize that the Kingdom of God is indeed upon us- in Your Sacraments, In Your Word, in Your Healing Presence and Grace in our lives in all circumstances. Lord may we ask with our whole hearts for union with You so that we may live Your life on Earth to save others.

Lord put a guard on our hearts and our minds that we would never forget all that You have done for us and are doing every moment of our lives! May You never depart from our hearts all the days of our life!

Never Let Us Go

Posted byValerie Parisi March 5, 2024  EditNever Let Us Go

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent

Never Let Us Go

Jesus: “My little one, whenever a magnet attracts something to itself, it does not let go because that would be against the laws of nature. So, I never let go of you or of anyone else because that would be against the law of My Divine Tenderness. (Jesus) (August 3, 1964)

Today’s Readings: Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away,
not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter
will pass from the law,
until all things have taken place. (Matthew 5)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, in these times it seems everything is upside down. We realize how fragile life really is and that all we know can change in a minute. And yet we can be comforted that through it all, Your Law which is Your Word remains. We can know with certainty that You never let us go but You are loving us right now through the storm as we strive to hold onto Your Word. Only You are the Author of the world’s story- all that we can do is hang onto Your Word and trust in Your Mercy!