Rooted And Grounded In Love

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

Thursday of the Twenty Ninth Week of Ordinary Time

Rooted and Grounded in Love

From this point forward, you will fight an uninterrupted struggle against the demands of the body pulling strongly towards the earth and the inner desires of your soul longing for heaven. It is by resisting them constantly and by confronting them that you will remain in possession of the Spirit of Love.” (Jesus) (October 23-24, 1963)

Today’s Readings: I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that he may grant you in accord with the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner self, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, life on earth is a warfare, (Job 7), we are constantly pulled to Earth in our weakness even as our souls long for You! Lord, today let us pray with St. Paul that we be strengthened by Your Spirit in our inner selves. Root us and ground us in Your Love which surpasses all knowledge! Lord in today’s Gospel (Luke 12), You tell us You have come to set the Earth on Fire! Lord in these times, Come Holy Spirit! Come by the means of the Power of the Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary!

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

Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Boldly To the Throne of Grace!

Our Lord praised her sacrifices and prayers. “Sacrifice and prayer! These are you instruments. The goal is to bring about the powerful work of Salvation. Oh, if your desires reach the throne of the heavenly Father, the results will be abundant.” (Jesus) (July 22-23, 1963)

Today’s Readings: For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly been tested in every way, yet without sin. So let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help.

Prayer Meditation- Lord, we do not have a high priest who does not know what we are going through! You gave all so that we could be free! You want us to come boldly to the Throne of Grace, with total trust and abandonment. Yet our best instruments are prayer and sacrifice with the desire to please You and save souls! Like John and James in today’s Gospel we can have silly and immature wants and needs, O Lord, purify our hearts and desires in conformity to Your Perfect Will which is Love and Mercy itself!

From The Inside Out

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

Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus

From The Inside Out

My hair is soaked in blood. My feet are chapped from having followed you. I constantly stretch out My hand asking for help. I go from heart to heart and I receive only a small donation. Then they quickly close the door of their heart and I can hardly cast a glance inside. (Jesus) (May 2, 1962)

Today’s Readings:

Did not the maker of the outside also make the inside?
But as to what is within, give alms,
and behold, everything will be clean for you.” (Luke 11)

Prayer Meditation- O Lord we do so much to make the outside of our lives pretty and neat! Even the faithful can be just putting on a show if we don’t address what we are inside- full of judgment and self-absorption, jealousy and indifference and sometimes even hate. You relentlessly pursue our hearts longing to come inside and cleanse us of our infirmities yet we shut You out! We place You in whatever neat little compartment we have for “religion” rather than opening wide our hearts. O Lord let us give You our everything- alms not only of treasure but of our time and talents used for You and with You in service to You each day in the distressing disguise of our neighbors! Such acts of charity come only from a heart that burns with Your Flame of Love- Lord purify us from the inside out! Helps us to keep our “interior castles” clean on this wonderful saint day of St. Teresa of Avila!

The God Who Gives And Takes Away

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

Memorial of Saint Jerome

The God Who Gives And Takes Away

Maternal dignity is at the
same time a vocation saturated with sufferings, and that is what I share with you. I thank you,
my little one, for your participation that is continual and filled with sacrifices. I, as a loving
Mother, can assure you of your heavenly reward.” (Mary) (August 27, 1964)

Today’s Readings:

“Naked I came forth from my mother’s womb,
and naked shall I go back again.
The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away;
blessed be the name of the LORD!” (Job 1)

Prayer Meditation: O Lord You are the God who gives and takes away! In our respective vocations Lord we will have sufferings and crosses. At all times, Lord, help us to praise You in whatever storm we are in- knowing that You are with us and You will never let us go! Let us ask for the intercession always of Our Blessed Mother who has shared our sufferings and who prays for us without ceasing!