Father Melvin Doucette
1704 Palmer Road North, R.R. 2
Tignish, Prince Edward Island
C0B 2B0  Canada

Monday, 09 September 2002

I  SHARE  MY  LIFE  WITH  YOU
 
Dear Paul, Rita and Friends,
A good Monday morning to you! We had plenty of rain overnight and it is
cloudy this morning but the sun should come out later on. I was at the
Tignish Parish picnic yesterday where I enjoyed a very good lobster meal
and I found myself sitting with four priests including the parish priest
of Tignish.

My mother is much better. She did not bleed at all yesterday and she was
very alert and walking as usual. I cannot thank you enough for your
prayers. I will celebrate the Holy Eucharist at the Manor this afternoon
with many of the residents.

I spent my half hour of prayer this morning with Jesus. He began by
saying, "Melvin, my brother, you come every day to spend time with me in
prayer. You listen to my words as I speak to your heart. Many of you
today do not want to take time to listen to me because of your pride and
your need to be the centre of attention. You have to learn to listen and
to listen profoundly. You have to be ready to waste time to be with me
every day. Although you might feel it is a waste of time, I can assure
you that the time you spend in prayer just listening is very profitable
for you. My dear friends, I call you to my heart so full of love for
you. I want to place each one of you in my heart so that you will be
with me always. I will speak to you and share my life with you. I will
reveal to you the secrets of my heart. I want to teach you the truths
about my Father, about yourself and about your calling. You need to be
anchored in the truth. You have to become part of my intimate family,
living according to the supernatural life implanted in your being at
baptism. This life must grow continuously for it is your participation
in the life of God. I freely share my life with you; share your life
with me. I love you."

Many of us are not good listeners. We seem to have plenty to say but we
tend to be deaf to others. I believe it would be better if we could talk
less and listen more. This is so true when we come to prayer. We need to
learn how to listen to the Lord. For some of us our eyes and ears of the
heart have not yet been opened. Ask the Lord to open these spiritual
gifts so that we can see the things He wants to show us and to hear His
voice. Jesus wants us in His Heart. He places all His friends in His
Heart. In my new book, "My Thirty Day Retreat", I wrote about the
experience of being in the Heart of Jesus especially while living His
Passion. He wants to give us this special grace so that He can share His
life with us in an intimate way. He wants us to become part of His
family. We have all received divine life at baptism. It is the very life
of God in our souls. This life has to grow daily by prayer and good
works. The reception of the Holy Eucharist with devotion is an excellent
way to grow daily in our intimate union with the Lord.

I was struck by the words of Our Lady which I received via internet
today and Our Lord's message to pray. This is what Our Blessed Mother
said in 1989:

The Virgin speaks of surrender and prayer:

"Dear children,
  Today I am calling you to renew your hearts. Open yourselves to God
and surrender to him all your difficulties and crosses so, God may turn
everything into joy.
  Little children, you cannot open yourselves to God if you do not pray.
Therefore, from today, decide to consecrate a time in the day only for
an encounter with God in silence. In that way you will be able, with
God, to witness my presence here. Little children, I do not wish to
force you. Rather freely give God your time, like children of God.
Thank you for having responded to my call."
(Monthly Message of July 25, 1989)

May you live constantly in the Heart of Jesus
 
Father Melvin

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