A Messenger Of Love!

A Messenger of Love

“Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah!” Sometimes the words we fill the air with are funny, charming or plain old nonsense. Other statements may be vulgar, lack respect, and not worth repeating. We may speak before we think and be quick to judge addressing others crudely, offensively or roughly. When we compliment another we take time and with care arrange a flattering sequence of words that are designed to praise and be well received. The emphasis we place on certain utterances can smart, sting, thrill, please or satisfy. Our tonality can relay feelings such as delight, contentment, retaliation or reservation. Words equal communication and ultimately they send a message.

Jesus, a messenger of God, came to communicate the goodness, love and mercy of His Father. He came and demonstrated acts of kindness, forgiveness, and peace. He left us with models of words to use leaving no room for misinterpretation.

Just as Jesus did, He asks us to teach, use our gifts, and be selfless for the sake of others. He also told us that we were not created equal and that each person possesses a different allotment of faith and talents given by God, thereby alleviating the need to compare ourselves to one another.

Jesus offered and left us with countless eye opening examples and revelations to overcome evil. Jesus came to make clear the way for us to enjoy now and for eternity what God created.

God, our creator, looks at us everyday and claims us as family, His special children. God wants only the best for us and desires that no harm touch us. He wants to fill our hearts with joy and delight and has an eternal place set for us. He - loves – us!

God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to give us the ultimate example of a holy person. We have a divine foundation on which to stand. However, God does provide a very important provision to His love. He warns if we deny His Son then He will deny us on the day of reckoning.

It’s time we decide what kind of child, follower and ambassador we will be. Will we honor the Father, His Son, and the Holy Spirit? Will we accept and acknowledge His daily graces, deny ourselves and bear our crosses willingly? Will we share in His hope for our future and cherish the blessing of the gift of our lives? Will we from this moment on knowingly please or disappoint Him? Will we bear good fruit or are we willing to be cut down and thrown into the fire? Are we salt good for seasoning or are we no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot? Does our light shine before others or do we covet a dark place never to enjoy the light of day or take our distinctive place with our heavenly Father?

What words go forth from our mouths? Will they return to us void with wickedness or as an imitation of God’s love? In the end, what is it we are willing to risk? With eyes off ourselves, who are we willing to help?

Like a boomerang our words will rebound back unto us. What we give is ultimately what we will receive. How we judge is how we will be judged by our Heavenly Father. Will it be our “Father’s will” that we will cling to? Or will we choose “our own way” that will destroy us? The choice is now and has always been ours.

Take notice to what these words say about us, “My word will do whatever I will.”

Wheh! Where did that come from? I know I didn’t think that up all by myself. That has God’s hand written all over it! Wow, the Lord is talking to me! I’ve got work to do, how about you?

The Lord knows we are not perfect! He knows we are not capable of never again making a mistake. However, we should not go through life using that as an excuse or crutch. Perfection is a great challenge and to ASPIRE to that is POSSIBLE for all.

We all have faults but do we really need to point them out to each other? Does God everyday find ways to point our faults out to us? Agh, no! We do a fine job of that all by ourselves. What can we do everyday to remind and set off that trigger to engage that positive thought process? What will encourage us to aspire to be perfect or at the very least better than we were yesterday?

Pray, listen, speak and live by God’s words. “Give us this day our daily bread,” are poignant words that are a part of The Lord’s Prayer that we recite often, hopefully every day, and maybe several times a day! Our daily bread in more than one sense is a wonderful dose of Jesus.
Jesus asks us to eat this bread and drink this cup in memory of Him. When we partake in receiving His body and blood it is our reminder of Jesus’ sacrifice for us and that He opened the door to our salvation, our eternity.

For those of us who do not YET attend mass weekly, or more often, we can enrich our relationship with God through prayer. Prayer costs nothing, but it requires a sacrifice of our time.

We must take time from our day and devote it to prayer. Praying to God through His Son Jesus Christ will give us strength and guidance to keep us on the right path toward God’s goodness. We can grow closer to God using prayers passed down through generations or create petitions that come from our own hearts anytime of the day and at any place.

We can use our conversations with each other or about one another to make true disciples of ourselves. Through positive interaction with each other we can use the petition offered to our Father, “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us” as a valid desire, practice and reality.

“Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil,” is our appeal and opportunity to honor God, through our imitation of Jesus which automatically turns us away from sinful thoughts, desires and actions that are a part of this world.

We can choose to celebrate each others lives and treat each other with decency, kindness, and mercy rather than to put down, demean and disgrace.

Although many of us are parents, elders and teachers we can credit ourselves with experience and knowledge. However, this designation does not give us permission to treat others badly or with a lack of respect when attempting to improve, mend or rectify a situation.

Every new day provides opportunities and challenges to demonstrate patience, tolerance, persistence and endurance. Every act gives us room to emulate, imitate and duplicate good virtue, morality, and honesty. Every thought grants us a ray of hope for harmony and an instance where our ideas, notions, morals, values and beliefs should be a helpful precursor in forming our constructive actions. We are heirs of many talents and have an assignment from God to exercise and share our gifts of being God pleasers, fair mediators, compassionate pacifiers, intelligent educators, and noteworthy praisers!

Let us choose our words wisely. There are multitudes of proactive ways to communicate even the most delicate of information. It does not matter whether the situation calls for correction, celebration, or sympathy. Respect and love should always be at the root of our intentions.

God gave us a heart designed to love and just as important it is more than capable of imparting compassion on another. God gave us an able conscience to know the difference between right and wrong. And finally He gave us an incredible intricate brain to connect the mind, body and desires of the soul to communicate His messages of love.

Today, you and I are now “willing messengers of love.” Our reward has always been inside where our spirit dwells. Now we see for our eyes have been opened. Our reward will know no beginning or end, for God’s word is already written on our souls and sprinkled generously on our lives. Our gifts will be revealed in our actions and heard and confirmed by our words. We are messengers of love!

Though we may falter, we will forgive and rise above all that tries to take us down. We are united in our message, “God is love.” We are His creations. Therefore we are love, and love we will give!


Inspired by:
Isaiah 55:10-11

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah

“Thus says the Lord: Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, bringing seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it.”