“My beloved children, I am Saint Alphonsus. As I speak to you on this day, I want you to know that all things of greatness, all things of worth do not come easy; for I, too, walked on the earth and I found that those I loved the most did not understand what I wanted to do with my life, but I knew that I had to persevere in God’s Plan and in God’s Way, and I knew that I had to show God I loved Him, in spite of man. I went to My physical grave feeling the hurt of those I loved, for they could not see My Way, and I say to you on this day, ‘Pray for those who do not know how you feel about God, and when they ridicule you, pray harder for them for they need your prayers.’
Oh, My children, put God first above all things and pray for those who do not go along with your way. Do not hurt anyone in the way, but be gentle with them, be tolerant, be loving, be giving; but do not walk away from God for them, for you see, the more you serve God, the Greater your Place in Eternity.
As you live in the physical way, you work in the physical way, you walk in the physical way, and you must be a part of the way of man; but be sure that as you are a part of the way of man, you do not stray into the weaknesses man displays, man draws you to each day. You can be strong, My children, and you can be firm in loving God. You can be staunch in what you know is truth and this is what will help you, as well as others whom you know, whom you meet. Do not let anyone cause you to not love God ultimately, for when you do, unhappiness is yours.
I will give you a Lesson now in how to live among men and how to enjoy the love of God as man. Grow so in love with the art of prayer, with the dignity of prayer, with the personality of prayer, with the communication that prayer is. Grow in love with small prayer. Say these things to God: Tell Him you love Him while you are busy doing other things in the way of man, and the more you grow in doing it this way, the less temptation you will feel your way, for you will be preoccupied with loving Him and you will not see the occasion for sin. Do you understand, My children, what a great Lesson this can be, and what a great way it can give thee to one day come to Eternity?
Do not become so involved in the pettiness of others, in the gossip all around, and do not let others make you weak, for they can, you know. So many children are leaning upon each other instead of leaning upon God. So many children cannot wait to be with another human being because they use the human being as a sounding board, and they say, ‘I will tell the other all my troubles, all my weaknesses, and I will be clear of them today.’ Not so, My children, for the other child cannot absorb your weaknesses. The other child cannot give you strength for they, too, are weak. Remember this. So the strength you need is in the prayer, for only God can see all the hurt, all the trouble that is there.
I love you and I say, ‘Love God first each day and use every moment that you can to pray, so when a decision comes and must be made, you will have the strength in all the times that you said, “God, I love You today.”’
I bless you with God’s Love, and I bless you with the Heart of The Son, and I bless you with the Light of The Holy Ghost, and I bless you with the desire to pray. So be it.”
