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by Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta 1920 - 1997
"I worry. Some of you still have not really met Jesus - one-to-one - you and Jesus alone.
You may spend time in chapel - but have you seen with the eyes of your soul how He looks at you with love?
Do you really know the living Jesus - not from books but from being with Him in your heart? Have you heard the loving words He speaks to you? Ask for the grace; He is longing to give it.
Never give up this daily intimate contact with Jesus as the real living person - not just the idea.
How can we last even one day without hearing Jesus say, 'I love you'? Impossible. Our soul needs that as much as the body needs to breathe the air. If not, prayer is dead - meditation, only thinking.
Jesus wants each of you to hear Him speaking in the silence of your heart. Be careful of all that can block that personal contact with the living Jesus.
The devil may try to use the hurts of life, and sometimes your own mistakes, to make you feel it is impossible that Jesus really loves you, is really cleaving to you.
This is a danger for all of us. And so sad, because it is completely the opposite of what Jesus is really wanting and waiting to tell you. Not only that He loves you, but even more - He longs for you.
Jesus misses you when you don't come close. He thirsts for you.
He loves you always, even when you don't feel worthy, when you are not accepted by others, even yourself, sometimes. Jesus is the one who always accepts you.
Only believe. You are precious to Jesus.
Bring all you are suffering to His feet...open your heart to be loved by Jesus as you are. He will do the rest. "
From Hearts Aflame Magazine Isue 4, 2001
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