"When shall I fully collect myself in You, that through Your love I may not feel myself, but You alone, above all feeling and measure, in a manner not know to all?
"But now i often lament, and bear with grief my unhappiness. Because many evils happen in this vale of miseries, which frequently disturb me, afflict me, and cast a cloud over me; often do they hinder and distract me, allure and entangle me, so that I can neither have free access to You, nor enjoy Your sweet embraces, which are ever present to blessed spirits.
"Oh, let my sighs move YOU, and this, my manifold desolation upon earth.
"Oh Jesus, brightness of the eternal glory, comfort of the pilgrim soul with You in my mouth without voice and my silence speaks to You.
"How long does my Lord delay to come? Let Him come to me, His poor servant, and make me joyful. Let Him stretch forth His hand and delier me, wretched, from all anguish. . . .
"I will not hild my peace, nor will I cease to pray, till YOUR grace return, and YOU say interiorly to me: BEHOLD, here I am behold I come to thee because you have called Me."
----------------------------------------------
Ok. So this is how it goes, how it must be. Last night, in the praying, imploring hours, seeking God, His grace and and solace. I prayed through, desperate (as every prayer ought be, in my opinion, in this spiritual warzone, fallen world. . . . My specific supplication, at that moment in the depth of night, early, early morning . . . was . . . to feel His love, His care, His nearness; but especially knowing and feeling His love (for I absolutely believe, according to His Word, that He DOES love us, each and every one, dearly, beyond anything we can comprehend or appreciate--although, I look forward, Dear God, to understanding and seeking and ever experiencing THAT forever and ever!
The sentiment carried on, and later in the early morning, I felt His presence! For real! Blessed God! Lord! Master! Physician! Healer! King!
The Holy Spirit (GOD) heard and responded. Now, as always, it is but to continue knowing Him, having relationship, in the Spirit.
Well, and as I'm now, later morning, dealing with mundane issues and needing to get along into the workaday world, but/and wanting to share this message, I was prompted to run to my little drawer, which holds the little, tattered antique book "The Imitation Of Christ" by Thomas A' Kempis and, (like you sometimes do, when Prompted, opened it up to a random page. The above quoted test it what I saw. I take it as a DIRECT response from Holy Spirit, Who WILL and DOES work in real time communication with a supplicating Believer.
I suspect this message will also comfort and be relatable to those who want and may "need" to hear it.
Thank you! Always! . . . for your fellowship and encouragement! ALWAYS cherished and appreciated.
No comments:
Post a Comment