Father Melvin Doucette
Palmer Road North, R.R. 2,
Tignish, Prince Edward Island
C0B 2B0  Canada

Thursday, 30 May 2002
 

I  AM  YOUR  BROTHER  WHO  LOVES  YOU

Dear Paul, Rita and Friends,
Good morning as we wait for rain! The sky is gray and I doubt we will
see the sun today. We need rain as it is very dry. We had some forest
fires around here and one was only a few kilometers away, just north
of Tignish.

I was at Tignish Parish Church yesterday morning for the celebration
of the Holy Eucharist at 10:30 and in the evening I went to the prayer
meeting at Palmer Road Church. Nearly fifty people were present as we
praised and thanked the Lord for His goodness to us.

I spent a half hour with Jesus in prayer this morning. He spoke saying,
"Melvin, I love you. The greatest gift you can give me is prayer from
the heart. I wait for you and for all my friends every morning to come
and join me in contemplative prayer, the great prayer of the heart. Come
focus on me and give your undivided attention to me in this heart to
heart prayer. Open yourselves to me in profound listening in humility.
Let me remove the turmoil from your heart and fill you with my peace. I
speak to you when you are at peace with a heart filled with love. Come
spend time with me and wait for my touch and anointing. Absorb the love
I am showering upon you and taste the joy of my presence. You are truly
my brothers and sisters if you come close to me through prayer. I will
give you my heart and I will put my thoughts in your minds. I will
strengthen you against the evil one to say "no" to his schemes and
plans. All this will begin through prayer fueled by deep faith in me. I
love you with a burning love. Do not delay to come to me. Let our love
relationship grow from day to day. Do not be afraid but have trust in me
as a child has trust in his parents. I am your brother who loves you. I
bless you all."

Jesus' call to us this morning to come close to Him, is a call from
the heart. He knows what is best for us. He calls us to a deep union
of prayer with Him. He knows that we are made for Him and we will not
find peace until our hearts rest in Him. Some are so afraid to come
close to God. They think that they will be called to suffer, and of
course they don't accept such a call. Jesus does not call us to suffer.
Often we have to adjust our lives in order to give Him space in our
busy schedule. We are often too busy to give Him time or at least that
is a good excuse. We make time to eat and feed our bodies, why cannot
we give Him time to feed our spirit? He is truly our food and He will
give health to our broken spirit. Give the Lord a chance to touch you
and restore you with the gift of peace and love. My daily prayer with
Jesus is the most important part of my day and I need it as much as I
need food to nourish my body. He gives me such peace and strength to do
whatever I have to do. May you find the pearl of great price and hold on
to it.

May the Lord bless you and help you to grow in your relationship with
Him.
 
Father Melvin
TEL: (902) 882-2004
E-MAIL: melvin.doucette@pei.sympatico.ca

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