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GRM 215.3 · Volume 3

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

«There is only one Rabbi of Israel. And He has come to bring the Gospel to the poor, and the poorer and more sinful they are, the more He looks for them and approaches them».

«In that case He will not make much money!»

«He does not seek wealth. He is poor and good. When He can save a soul it is a full day for Him».

GRM 215.4 · Volume 3

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

«He is the Messiah foretold. I implore you, for your own good, listen to Him. You have mentioned the Baptist. Well, I was with him, and he pointed to us Jesus Who was passing and said: “There is the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world”. When Jesus descended into the Jordan to be baptised, the Heavens opened and a Voice cried out: “This is My beloved Son, My favour rests on Him” and the Love of God descended like a dove, shining over His head.»

Detail

André talks about the baptism of Jesus.

Annotation

Regarding the baptism of Jesus: See EMV 45.

GRM 215.5 · Volume 3

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

Listen. Is there anyone amongst you who suffers from or weeps because of diseases in the family, doubts, remorse, temptations, ignorance? Go to Jesus, the Messiah of the Gospel. He is here today. He will be elsewhere tomorrow. The Grace of the Lord Who is passing should not be let it pass in vain» says Philip who has become more and more sure of himself.

GRM 216.4 · Volume 3

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

« Master… what do You think of Judas? Last year You wept with me because of him. Then… I do not know… Master, never mind those two dragonflies, look at me, listen to me. I would not say this to anybody. I would not tell my companions, my friends. But I will tell You. I am not successful in loving Judas. I must admit it. He rejects my desire to love him. He does not hold me in contempt, on the contrary he is even too courtly with the old Zealeat who he realises is more skilful than the others in knowing men. But it is the way he behaves. Do you think he is sincere? Tell me.»

Jesus is silent for a few moments as if He were enchanted by the two dragonflies that resting on the surface of the water form a tiny rainbow with their iridescent elytra, a precious rainbow as it attracts a curious midge, which is swallowed by one of the voracious insects, which, in turn, is immediately snatched and devoured together with the midge, by a toad or frog, lying in wait. Jesus stands up, as He had almost lain down to see the little tragedies of nature and says: «It is just like that. A dragonfly has strong jaws to feed on herbs and strong wings to catch gnats, and a frog has a large mouth to swallow dragonflies. Each has his own and makes use of it. Let us go, Simon. The others are waking up.»

«But You have not replied to me, Master. You did not want to.»

«I did! My old wise man, meditate and you will find…» And Jesus goes from the ditch towards His disciples who are waking up looking for Him.

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Simon the Zealot and Jesus are alone and have gone to watch two dragonflies dancing on the water.

Annotation

Last year, you cried with me for him. See EMV 83.3/4.

“Think about it, and you’ll find the answer.” The key to understanding this lies in connecting it to the preceding sentence: “Every person has their own means and uses them” with the passage fromMatthew 12:33–35(a tree is known by its fruit) and the textin EMV 219.4andEMV 222.5. 

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Matthew 12:33–35

Mt 12:33–35: Either say that the tree is good and its fruit is good, or say that the tree is bad and its fruit is bad; for by its fruit the tree is known. You brood of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the abundance of the heart. A good person brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and an evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure.

GRM 217.2 · Volume 3

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

I am not asking for anything. I am fulfilling My mission, I teach people to love God and I repeat the Decalogue to them, because it has been forgotten, and what is worse, it is badly applied. I want to give Life. Eternal Life. I do not wish anybody a bodily death and much less a spiritual one. The Life in which I asked you whether you were interested, is the life of your soul, because I love your soul, even if your soul does not love Me. And it grieves Me to see that you are killing it by offending the Lord and despising His Messiah.

Detail

Jesus speaks to a Pharisee who is hostile toward him.