Day 30 - still seeking to know Jesus more

[MariaChristi]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

“From the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks” (Mt. 12:34) Jesus used these words in speaking to the Pharisees for Jesus knew their hearts and recognized how they lied. Jesus is the Way to the Father, for He is the Son and One with the Father, Jesus is the Truth of God and the Life of God; yet the Pharisees lied to the crowd amazed by the miracle Jesus performed: casting out the devil so the demoniac man could be free to hear and see. When the Pharisees accused Jesus of casting out devils by beelzebub, Jesus said:

…You brood of vipers, how can you say good things when you are evil? For from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Those who speak evil belong to the father of lies, but the children of God learn to speak His Truth, lovingly, as Jesus and Mary and all the saints spoke.

If we are to know Jesus, we need to come closer to His Heart, for out of Jesus’ Mouth comes only Truth. We need to pray to the Holy Spirit and to listen, pondering the words and actions of Jesus in Scripture even as Mary kept all these things in her heart. Jesus told His disciples: “Learn of Me, for I am Meek and Humble of Heart, and you will find rest.” We cannot learn to know Jesus more, if we do not pray and listen to Him. Today’s Gospel also warns us, not to be like the Pharisees, whom Jesus called “hypocrites”:

Jesus told his disciples a parable : "Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher. Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own? How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove that splinter in your eye,’ when you do not even notice the wooden beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! Remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter in your brother’s eye. (Saint Luke 6:39-42)

The Church exists to evangelize but each member of the Church needs ongoing conversion. Each needs daily to go before the Lord and ask for His healing of mind and heart to become truly His disciples, recognizing His Truth and removing any beams in our eyes by the power of His Holy Spirit, and then, seeing clearly, we may be able to help our brothers and sisters remove splinters from their eyes. We are all called to holiness: to union with God in the perfection of charity.

Come Holy Spirit, teach us the complete Truth of Jesus, moment by moment as we open ourselves to hear and see. Litany of the Holy Spirit HERE
Mary, our Mother, pray that we may be faithful to the Truth as you were on this earth; help us to be true disciples. Ave Maris Stella HERE
Jesus, we trust in You! Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus HERE

 

[liturgy96]

Mary, Star of Evangelization and Seat of Wisdom, pray for us! Spirit of Truth and of Light, grant that every word we utter and every deed we do be a Testament to Your Mercy, Goodness and Grace!

I would pray the Glory Be here and the opening lines of Psalm 42 as is used in the Traditional Latin Mass but then this is not the Prayer Intentions subforum. (shy smile) Still, be assured of my prayers

I can especially relate to "Out of the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks because when I truly admire, someone, I cannot help but speak of them. As I read in one of my Philosophy readings, just as one always wishes to speak of the beloved to make the relationship appear to others, so do men philosophize: to make their search for wisdom more apparent to others (I’m sorry for this digression; I am simply explaining what moved me to post in the first place).

 

[MariaChristi]

Mary, Star of Evangelization and Seat of Wisdom, pray for us! Spirit of Truth and of Light, grant that every word we utter and every deed we do be a Testament to Your Mercy, Goodness and Grace!

I would pray the Glory Be here and the opening lines of Psalm 42 as is used in the Traditional Latin Mass but then this is not the Prayer Intentions subforum. (shy smile) Still, be assured of my prayers

I can especially relate to "Out of the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks because when I truly admire, someone, I cannot help but speak of them. As I read in one of my Philosophy readings, just as one always wishes to speak of the beloved to make the relationship appear to others, so do men philosophize: to make their search for wisdom more apparent to others (I’m sorry for this digression; I am simply explaining what moved me to post in the first place).

Dear liturgy96,

Thanks for your reply, and for explaining what moved you to post. It is good to share such things with brothers and sisters! May we always be happy to speak of God and to hear others praise Him.