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Fruitfulness and the fruit of suffering

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GRM 49.3

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

«He was somewhat afraid…»

«No! Not afraid of Me! I have come for good people and even more for those who stand in error. I want to save people, not to condemn them. I will be full of mercy with honest people.»

«And with sinners?»

«Also. By dishonest people I mean those who are spiritually dishonest and hypocritically they feign to be good, whereas they do ill deeds. And they do such things and in such a way for their own profit and to secure an advantage over their neighbours. I will be severe with them.»

GRM 49.5

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

«God is above also the holiest mother.»

GRM 49.6

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

The time of Redemption has come. Prepare its ways in hearts with goodwill. Be honest, good, love one another. The rich must not despise the poor; merchants must not defraud; the poor must not envy the rich. You are all of one blood, and you belong to one God. You are all called to one destiny. Do not shut with your sins the Heavens that the Messiah will open for you.

GRM 50.4

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

«Who is the most clever?»

«Him.» It is the frail little fellow who does not want war.

«What is your name?»

«Joel.»

«A great name! He says: “… let the weakling say: ‘I am strong’”. But strong in what? In the Law of the true God, to be amongst those whom in the Valley of Decision He will judge to be His saints. But the judgement is already near. Not in the Valley of Decision, but on the mountain of Redemption. There, the sun and the moon will grow dark with horror, the stars will tremble and shed tears of mercy, and the children of Light will be judged and separated from the children of Darkness. And the whole of Israel will know that its God has come. Happy are those who will have recognised Him. Honey, milk and fresh water will descend into their hearts and thorns will become eternal roses. Which of you wants to be amongst those who will be judged saints of God?»

«Me! Me! Me!»

«Will you love the Messiah, then?»

«Yes! Yes! You! You! It’s You we love. We know who You are! Simon and James have told us, and our mothers have told us. Take us with You!»

«Yes, I will take you if you are good. No more bad words, no more arrogance, quarrels, no answering back to your parents. Prayer, study, work, obedience. And I will love you and come with you.»

The children are all round Jesus. They look like a gaily-coloured corolla around a long, deep-blue pistil.

Detail

Contextualization: Jesus is with children and is asking them questions.

Annotation

Book of Joel

Jl 4, 10-18 : "Forge swords from your plowshares, and javelins from your pruning hooks; let the weak say, 'I am a brave one!'" Make haste and come, all the nations around, assemble here. Lord, bring down your braves!

Let the nations wake up, let them go up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat (whose name means "The Lord judges"), for it is there that I will sit to judge all the peoples around you. Throw the sickle: the harvest is ripe; come and tread the vintage: the press is full and the vats overflowing with all the evil they have done! Multitudes and multitudes more in the Valley of Judgment; the Day of the Lord in the Valley of Judgment is at hand! The sun and moon are darkened, the stars have withdrawn their brightness.

From Zion the Lord roars, from Jerusalem he gives voice. Heaven and earth are shaken, but the Lord is a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the sons of Israel. You will know that I am the Lord your God, who dwells in Zion, his holy mountain. Jerusalem will be a holy place, and strangers will no longer pass through.

On that day, new wine will flow from the mountains, milk from the hills. All the streams of Judah will be full of water; a spring will gush forth from the House of the Lord and water the ravine of the Acacias.

GRM 50.7

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

Those who love do not want to give pain.

GRM 50.7

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

How much the Most High Will love you, since He loves man so much. Although man became His enemy because of the original sin, and because of his personal sins, He sent man the Redeemer, the Lamb Who is His Son, that is I, Who am speaking to you, the Messiah promised to redeem you from all your sins, if you will learn to love as He does.

GRM 50.9

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

«We will now pray and then each of us will go and perform his duties.»

«What will You do, Master?»

«I will continue to pray. I am the Light of the world, but I am also the Son of man. I must, therefore, draw from the Light, to become the Man Who redeems man. Let us pray.»

Detail

Jesus declares to the disciples: