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Commentary on the
monthly message of August 25th 2005
& a monthly reflection
Peace to all! Below
is the official English translation of this month's Commentary on Our Lady's
message to the world through the visionary Marija & the monthly reflection as provided by the
Medjugorje Information
Centre via The
Medjugorje Web™
COME,
Holy Spirit, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary, your well beloved spouse. X3.
Most
Holy Spirit, open my heart, soften it, and fill it with light and love so that I
may understand clearly what I will read, and act on it for my own spiritual
benefit and for the delight of my Heavenly Mother, Your Beloved Spouse. May I
read each word under Your guidance so that, free of all worldly desires and
distractions, I may grow in wisdom and prudence enough to follow perfectly the
wishes of the Most Blessed Trinity. Amen
"Dear
children! Also today I call you to live my messages. God gave you a gift
of this time as a time of grace. Therefore, little children, make good
use of every moment and pray, pray, pray. I bless you all and intercede
before the Most High for each of you. Thank you for having responded to
my call." Monthly message
to the world, August 25, 2005
Our
Lady has regularly said the messages are for each one of us individually so try reading them as if your own name was there; "Dear .........." - it can
make them so much more personal, challenging and effective.
O
Blessed Mother, help us hear your words to us. Teach us to listen ever
more carefully to the words of your Son. Pray that our hearts will be
transformed into the hearts he would have us have, and that we will
always be open to His call. Amen.
Message
from Our Lady from the monthly
apparition to Mirjana Soldo on August 2nd, 2005:-
"I
have come to you with open arms in order to take you into my embrace, under my
mantle. I cannot do so as long as your heart is filled with false glitters and
false idols. Clean your heart and allow my Angels to sing in it! At that time
I'll take you under my mantle and I'll give you my Son, true peace and
happiness. Do not wait, my children! I thank you!"
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MAKE GOOD USE OF EVERY MOMENT In
her preceding messages, Our Lady was telling us: "Live my messages;
open your hearts for my messages; live my messages in humility and in
love; be open for my messages; with a great joy, I am inviting you to
live my messages; I am praying, that the Holy Spirit helps you and
increases your faith, so that you can still more accept the messages
that I give you here, in this holy place; live my messages and put into
practice each word that I give you, let them be precious for you,
because they come from Heaven; with me, little children, you are in
safety, I wish all to lead you on the way of holiness." This is the
goal of Our Lady's apparitions, of Her presence and of each word that
She is addressing to us in love.
"God gave you a gift of this time as a time of grace", tells
us Mary. We have received everything from God as a gift: life, time and
eternity. Often, we have the impression that time is running, that we
have wasted our time. People often say: I have no time. And this is why
so many live under stress, are tensed, nervous and empty. Each one finds
time for what he likes. We deceive ourselves when we say not to have
time. If we do not have time for God, this is the sign of our lack of
faith, heart and love, not only for God but also for ourselves. Those
who really love themselves will find time for God, for prayer, for the
encounter with themselves and with God.
We ask ourselves: why do we have to live this strange life with all its
difficulties and sufferings, sins and failures, before the door of
eternity opens? If God is Love, if He is so good, why didn't He give us
everything at the same time? Why such a long time, before arriving at
the goal? God created us imperfect, not to make life difficult to us,
but to allow us to have share in his Trinitarian life. God does not want
that we only receive, but that we learn how to give too. Love is giving
and receiving.
God lives outside of time, in the eternal now, in the bliss of happiness
where He is missing nothing. From this bliss of happiness, in this time,
is coming the Virgin Mary to help us, so that we can arrive where She
is. God has not created us perfect, but He gave us possibilities, which
we have to develop ourselves. God gave us free will, with which we can
reject Him or choose Him.
The meaning of time is in the fact that we can progress and grow. The
time, in which we live, can become for us a time of grace if we choose
Mary and listen to Her, who is speaking to us. This is our chance for
growth. Like Mary, saint Paul recommends to Ephesians, but to us also:
"See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not
unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is." (Ep
5,16-17) Saint Paul has written to the Colossians: "Walk in wisdom
toward them that are without, redeeming the time." (Col 4,5) We
should not waste our time, because it is precious and limited. To make
use of it intelligently and to take guard of it, means to redeem it.
Each time that we renounce to our selfishness and choose love, we
transform our time into eternity, in life, which does not pass. Love
alone is eternal and preserves us from corruption. Only the time spent
in prayer is a time that is made use of. Only the time used for God and
for men - in love - is a redeemed time. Let us help the Virgin Mary to
lead us already now towards eternity.
Fr.
Ljubo Kurtovic
~ Medjugorje, 26th August, 2005 ~ Official English
Translation
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Reflection :- THE UNDERSTANDING HEART OF THE HUMBLE
Have
you already known the situation in which you have the impression that
you have not given a good and skilful answer, the best possible answer,
to certain important questions? These moments can be frequent. Important
questions surprise us and we give answers with which we are not
satisfied. We have difficulties to find right words and wise answers.
An episode from the Old Testament is the typical example of how to
answer wisely to important questions of life. In the First Book of the
Kings, we read that God, in the night, comes to Salomon and says:
"Ask what I shall give you." And Solomon answers: "Give
thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may
discern between good and bad." (1 Kings 3,4-10) Solomon gave a wise
answer. He aspired to what is essential. He has asked for help to rule
the people, which the Lord entrusted to him. Solomon passed his test of
maturity what concerns the humility.
Our experience teaches us, that it is difficult for us to admit our
powerlessness, our limitations, our ignorance, our fear in front of the
challenges. Some think that they are experts in almost all fields of
life, that they are universal scientists. They think that they know
everything about history, medicine, music, sports, faith, policy, etc.
In their company or in conversation with them, we feel ill at ease.
Moreover, if such people take hold of power or of titles, it becomes
even more complex. One has the impression that they become their own
goal. Others do not exist any more, they are not important any more
except as tools for exploitation and for accomplishing of individual
ambitions.
The desire of Solomon to obtain a perspicacious heart is a model to be
followed. In life, many things seem precious and important to us, but
most important is to recognize what is really important. Solomon knows
it. As a king and a leader, he is asking for help. He does not think
that he can do everything, that he knows everything. His answer is
reflecting one of the most splendid qualities: that is humility.
We will also be - and daily we are already - in the midst of challenges,
important questions and answers. During our spiritual growth, our
spiritual pilgrimage, we usually ask questions to God. However, let us
not forget that God is asking us questions too. Let us thus ask for a
wise heart, full of humility, a heart that is serving, like the heart of
Mary. And let us not forget that, alone, we can do nothing, but God with
us can really do everything - even what is impossible.
Fr. Mario Knezovic
~
(Medjugorje Information Centre Press Bulletin
#213, 26th August, ‘05)
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