God lives and works today.
His love will make our lives rich and
happy.
But who can experience His love?
Whoever is willing to open his heart wide,
so that God can enter in and set
him aflame with love.
Then that person's life will share the blissful
testimony of today's meditation by Basilia Schlink, O
none can be loved like Jesus.
O none can be loved as is Jesus,
none like him is found anywhere.
To see whom I love, whom I live
for, for no one with him can compare.
To love Jesus means to love the greatest,
the most glorious, and the fairest of the
sons of men.
To love Jesus means to become happy, yes,
blissful, because in Jesus is concentrated all the
love in heaven and on earth.
Jesus has given tremendous promises to those who
love him.
According to John 14, he will manifest himself
to them and make his home with them.
What must it mean for Jesus to truly
make his home in a person's heart?
We know that if an especially peaceful and
loving person lives in a house, then that
whole house radiates with peace and love.
And so it is a wonderful promise that
is given those who love Jesus.
Here it doesn't say, those who believe in
him.
Jesus places the emphasis rather on those who
love him.
But how do we attain this love for
Jesus?
The way is so simple.
Namely, we must bring Jesus that which has
filled our hearts, that which we've loved most,
that which has been most important to us,
and let go of it.
We can discover what this is by considering
what causes us the most worry.
Our worries show us what we love.
They show us the things that we love
so much that we are bound to them.
For example, our work, our health, our activities,
our money, our family, our reputation, or our
well-being.
Whatever has prevented Jesus from having first place
in our lives must be brought to him
on the cross.
Do we realize how often Jesus stands before
our souls like a beggar, wooing for our
love?
Why does he do so?
Because we are his entire love.
We have no idea how much Jesus longs
to dwell with us, to be united with
us, and to do everything with us.
May the Lord grant us the grace to
give him our undivided love.
Then we will become happy.
Then we will be strong, even in the
coming times of trouble.
Then Jesus will love us in return.
What could make us happier than when he
makes his dwelling within us?
He is everlasting.
He came to us below, that God to
all his children his wondrous love might show.
Love that's eternal is waiting, and bleeds with
every heart.
Oh, won't you heal and answer this pain
to dwell apart?
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