Flight from the World

 

Looking into the Eyes of JESUS

Eyes first seen only by His Father and Angles in heaven
these eyes now made flesh and glowed with radiance of
light into the eyes of his mother. She beheld the face of
her son full of Love, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths.
She fed Him her finest milk as she kept Him warm against her breast and pondered the promise of His name “Jesus”.
The Father’s Love has come to earth seen in the face of Mary’s son, conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Look into the eyes of Love
Look into the eyes of Glory
Look into the eyes of Mercy
Behold the face of the Lord
Behold the face of the Lord

The Lord who turned water into wine for a wedding feast.
The Lord who brought calm to the stormy waters of the sea.
The Lord who made the blind man see real people not trees.
Has come now for you and me.
His eyes of Love shone forth healing to the Leapers
and deliverance to the demon possessed to break down
the gates of hell.
His eyes of Glory shone the Father’s radiance of Light with Mosses of the Law and Elijah the Prophet at His side to encourage His Apostles stride in the face of adversity.

Now looking into the eyes of Jesus as He carried the
Cross-for you and me placing our sins upon His shoulders
all the way to Calvary.
Now looking into the eyes of Love as His Blood flowed down His body racked in pain for the sins of the whole world.
Now looking into the eyes of Glory as He cries out to His Father;
“Forgive them for they know not what they do”.
Now looking into the eyes of Mercy as He teaches us how to pray;

Our Father who art in heaven hollowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.

Father we ask to receive the eyes of your Son by the infilling of your Holy Spirit,

For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory forever and ever.

Now I receive Your eyes of Love by sharing in your suffering for those in pain of soul and body,
Now I receive Your eyes of Glory by crying out to our Father in praise and thanksgiving for His new creation though His Son’s own Blood.
Now I receive Your eyes of Mercy by forgiving others, and through acts of kindness to all.
Amen!

ABBEY OF GETHSENANI

 

Walking by God given Faith

Seek Jesus not riches Psalm 49

A sword shall pierce your soul

The presentation of the Lord Jesus happens in Jerusalem in the Temple forty days after His birth. Mary and Joseph meet two very important people who were full of expectation and promise that they
would see this Messiah born of a Virgin before the end of there journeys on earth. Anna who is a prophetess gave herself in prayer and fasting makes her confession to the Lord, and speaks the good news of redemption to those who were looking for salvation in Israel. This passage in Luke chapter two clearly connects this happening within the same hour that the Holy Family is received by a Holy Man of God, Simeon, who is listening to the Holy Spirit’s promise to him with persevering patience, believing he would not see death till He sees the Son of God who will bring Salvation.
Simeon then holding the Baby Jesus in his arms blesses Him as he raises Him to the Father and looks directly at Mary and said:

“Behold this child is set for the fall and for the resurrection of many in Israel and for a sign which shall be contradicted.
And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed.” Luke 2:34 and 35.

Mary and Joseph own hearts are being consecrated unto the Father to a continuing journey of wonder and promise, the unfolding of the mystery of redemption. The Lamb of God coming down from heaven to Earth into their own Holy yet humble Family to expose the harden hearts of the world. These words spoken to Mary, the ever Virgin, and pure Mother of our Lord, came with no small price. Her own heart will suffer in pain and cost her agony beyond measure for any mother’s comprehension and heart felt fears for her child. Mary boldly holds to the call of the Father trusting in the promise she witnesses daily in the eyes of her Son.

Out of pain and times of suffering in heart and loneliness of soul I come to hold you. Come share My suffering for souls and the pain I feel in reparation for the times you left me alone on the Cross.
Hold Me as your Mother Mary held me in her heart and arms at the foot of the Cross. Feel My hands, head, opened side, and feet. Keep Me close don’t let go. We are One in the Father as We share in the Cross.
Now My Father will share My Life with you.
Jesus, the One Who died for our sins,
and the sins of the whole world.