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His Word Lives as Love

12/18/2012

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Some say, God is not in our schools today because formal prayer as a group is not allowed. But that does not mean that God is not there and that God does not care and watch over. Religion may have been taken from the schools, but faith has not. Faith lives in the hearts of those who hear the Call of God and answer.

Religion is not God. God is Love, thus where there is Love, there is God. God's Word does not have to be read from a book to be present. God has given us His Word to have and hold as a treasure within the depths of our hearts. We are each called to live this Word of God daily, and this Word of God is Love.

This “God Voice” is becoming my voice. Perhaps this has always been so and I own it more and more each day. I recognize it as the Voice of Love, the selfless voice that has not a shred of ego within it. I feel a shift within me, within my consciousness as this Voice of Love comes forward. It is comforting and soothing. It is Pure Love.

Yes! You are becoming more “at one” with this Voice everyday. You are recognizing who you are and living more fully this way. There is no difference, except within your mind and when you get beyond your mind, My True Love, Love for all and within all you shall find.


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One Bright White Light

12/16/2012

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As the “other” attempts to force his hand and tell me what to do, I shake my head and say.  “You are not God. You can not tell me what to do” Thankfully, these words broke the tension that was building in the air. It made us both step back from the drama we were creating. And as I did a thought arose unto my consciousness, “Who exactly is there that has the right to declare what is exactly right for another to do?” “You are not God.” I had said to him, and yet that is not the truth my heart so wishes to declare, for we are all of God and are to be God for ourselves and each other.

My question is answered in the next moment as I hear...

Being God, is being Love. This is how one is to manifest the Will of God for all. By being Love and only Love, Love flowing freely from the depths of your being. This Love is pure. It is the pure White Light of Truth, not something that is censored by the individual consciousness. It is pure. It is White Light. It is without limit. It is within the possibility of your showing, for it is part of you, it is all of your innate knowing.

God’s Love is not shaded. It does not come in different hues, one for them and one for you. And yet, you may perceive God’s Love differently than your brother. You may see a totally different color than the others. And so it is, for each and all to come together shining this Light and Love of God, as each comprehends. You are to so flood the world with this Light that together you become One Bright White Light, you become the wholeness of the Light you are, always have been and
forever shall be.


Debra Clemente,
from the pages of my journal

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Evening Light, oil painting by Debra Clemente
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I hear you

12/13/2012

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“Oh, dear,” as I was rushing to my car, I just splashed some of my hot mocha upon the sleeve of my sweater. Shaking head at my predicament, I say aloud, “Ish, Ishmael.” Ismahael? What? Where did that come from? I can understand this “ish” part, for “ish” kind of sounds like “tisk,” but Ismahael? I don’t even know what that word means. But, do know that it that means something, it has to mean something to me or for me. These words do not pop into my consciousness for nothing. What is it? What am I to know? As I live continually in a state of wonder, I immediately, search for the definition of “Ishmael” and read:

Ishmael, from the Hebrew word meaning God hears.

I am in awe. I stand in a continuous state of awe and wonder of Your Magnificent Ways Dear Lord. You Hear me. You Hear, that I hear You.

- Debra Clemente, From the pages of my journal, 12-12-2012.




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Many Stories, One Love

12/7/2012

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I see the Truth of God's Love
as a Golden Thread that weaves its way through
many of the many narratives Man has told
through the ages in an attempt to convey
a way for others to as well know this Love.
Debra Clemente

The following are just small tastes of the delicious Fruits of the Spirit which each link offers. Click on the title and or author name to explore for yourself the offerings.


Divine Love, The Greatest Thing in the World

"The Divine Love is that Love which belongs to or is a part of God, possessing His nature and composed of His Substance, and which when possessed by man to a sufficient degree, makes him divine and of the nature of God."  - Jesus, in a message received by James E. Padgett through spirit communications on May 15, 1917.

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A Divine Love Story
God is "madly in love" with us, said the medieval mystic and activist Catherine of Siena, and when we finally realize this truth, we'll discover that loving others is irresistible. Her Dialogue, prayers, and letters teach us to be alone with God in "the cell of our soul." Only then are we ready for public service.

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I am the True Vine
Monday, September 5th 1988 - Lay your life open today and every day for the pattern of Divine Love to be imprinted on you. And let all your actions and relationships be faithful to the pattern you receive. Life and light, sustenance and opportunity should unfailingly be regarded as means of bringing this about.

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Divine Inspirations Anonymous
Through My love I will guide you. Just receive it and you will go unto the right path.

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Heaven Letters
by Gloria Wendroff

Do you feel My hand in comfort on your forehead or your cheek? My hand is on you. This is one way I know to comfort you. Now that I have told you, can you feel My love?

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The Christ Blueprint

by Padma Aon

Divine Love nurtures the growth of all other forms of human or natural love into their ultimate potential, based on universal laws of Divine Truth and harmony – the Divine Design. This Divine Design leads to the greatest love and enjoyment for us in all aspects of life if we follow Divine laws and consistently ask for and receive Divine Love. God’s Divine Love is the foundation for our truest happiness in all ways, and indeed is our ultimate happiness.

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From Scared to Sacred
by Carol Woodliff

What would you do if a spirit voice asked you to sit for an hour a day and take down its messages? Would you question your sanity? Would you write?

Author Carol Woodliff shares beautiful poetic lessons from that spirit voice and honest personal essays reflecting on living that wisdom.

It is a journey that is funny, touching, mystical and grounded in the question, "How do we live those spirit teachings and be compassionate with our human self at the same time?" Carol invites you to join her in this exploration and listen to the whispers within your own heart.

“Life isn't a test. It is an opportunity for our spirits to experience our humanness in this wonderful dance we call life!”


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It's OK to Believe ... A Journey of Faith and Reason
by Katherine T Owen

For know this: there is not one thing existent upon the earth,
whether God-made or man-made, that did not first exist in thought alone.
When we step into our dreams, we claim their reality.”


excerpted from the book It's
Okay to Believe...
and the poem within titled Belief in What We Cannot See

Thank you so much for featuring the book, It's OK to Believe and inviting me to comment. No matter how powerful the spiritual experience there are moments when the spiritual doesn't seem relevant to our 'real' life. For myself I was living with disability and lack of support. This book is my poetic journey to bring my questioning mind - my reason, in line with my spiritual experience - my faith. Doing so has allowed me to commit to the spiritual journey more fully and learn to invite that Love, that Strength, that Joy into every aspect of my life. My prayer and intention is that the book helps others to do the same.
May your Light shine bright and shine the way for others,
Katherine


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Inner Locution

12/5/2012

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While reading about a St Gemma Galgani I came across a term I had never before heard used. "Inner Loucution" which was simply defined as "interior words." Further web search lead me to the following essay which expounds on the idea quoting the writings of St John of the Cross. All this information brings me comfort and as well clarity to the importance of the work I am given to do of listening and writing the inspirations my own Heart hears.

The following essay is from http://www.verba.org.uk/inner_locution.htm


Inner Locution is the name given to words arising within us, seemingly from some divine inspiration or revelation. These events are common throughout history, across cultures and spiritual traditions, and they are deserving of serious study.


They may take different forms but because of their mystical nature they can cause problems for those who wish to ratify or prove such events as valid. It is not the purpose of this site to write an essay explaining the various opinions on the subject; you can find these elsewhere on the Web.

The intention here is to present one example while affirming that we have, firmly in mind, the teachings of St John of the Cross who analysed inner locutions and established three kinds. He warned his readers of the dangers of claiming such events for one’s own egoistic gratification. Hence this site aims to offer this example of ‘Inner Locution’ as a simple service to those who seek a full, spiritual life and we leave it to others to make any necessary judgments. If any word or phrase ‘lights up’ for you then that is validation enough.

St John of the Cross was a Sixteenth Century, Spanish, mystical poet who wrote eloquently of his spiritual experiences or ‘awakenings’. In the ‘The Living Flame of Love’ he wrote:

‘How gently and lovingly
You wake in my heart
Where in secret you dwell alone’

He then expands on these words and writes:
‘For this awakening is a movement of the Word in the substance of the soul, containing such grandeur, dominion and glory, and intimate sweetness……..’

This ‘Word’ in its essence is beyond speech but, according to the needs of the moment, it may be expressed in three different ways according to St John of the Cross: as ‘Successive words’, ‘Formal words’ and ‘Substantial words’.
He explains these three forms in another work, ‘The Ascent of Mount Carmel’, and states that only the third form can be free of exploitation by the ego.

Successive words:
When the mind is illuminated, through a period of deep recollection, so it is able to reason clearly and in this state:
‘A person will reason about the subject, proceeding from thought to thought, forming precise words and judgments, deducing and discovering some unknown truth, with so much ease and clarity, that it will seem to him that he is doing nothing and that another person is interiorly reasoning, answering and teaching him.’

Formal Words:
These arise suddenly at any time of day and night without a period of deep recollection:
‘Sometimes, these words are very explicit and at other times not. They are like ideas spoken to the spirit, either as a reply to something or in another manner. At times only one word is spoken, and then again, more than one; sometimes the locutions are successive, like the others, for they may endure while the soul is being taught, or while the subject is being discussed. All these words come without intervention of the spirit because they are received as though one person were speaking to another.’

Substantial Words:
These issue from that deep centre of the soul where the ‘human’ mingles with the ‘divine’ and where no impurity is possible. With the previous two expressions of the Word the ego can claim the power of the revelation but in this deep centre no demonic force can penetrate; it is an area of the soul normally hidden from ourselves. The word arising in this place ‘does more good for a person than a whole lifetime of deeds.’
This is because the word is fully experienced in that moment so that:
‘If Our Lord should say to the soul “Be good,” it would immediately be substantially good.’

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The Way of Divine Love

12/1/2012

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'Come and tell Me all you are afraid of', and showing me His Heart:
'When you feel unable to bear pain, come here! If you are afraid of being humbled, come here! If
you are seized with apprehension, come closer still!'


Come rest in Me and share My Joy.


What is there to fear when you are in My Hands? Never doubt the goodness of My Heart, nor the Love I bear you.

If you love me, I shall always remain near you. If you follow me closely, I shall grant you victory over the foe; I shall manifest Myself to you and teach you how to love.

I do not look at the act itself, I look at the intention. The smallest act, if done out of love, acquires such merit that it gives Me immense consolation . . . I want only love, I ask for nothing else.

If you are faithful, I shall know the riches of My Heart.



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The words above were given to Sister Josefa Menendez (1890-1923) directly to her heart from the Heart of God and are recorded in the book The Way of Divine Love.

Josefa never had to translate into human language visions, locutions, or interior promptings. It seemed to her that Our Lord was manifesting His thought and wishes in the direct form of human words which she believed that she perceived in a sensible way, and whichshe had only to transcribe in the very same terms.


The message and way of reception is the same as I myself have received for this Truth of God's Love, forever shall be. - Debra Clemente



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