Category: Relationships

Seeking the One~

Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My father who is in heaven.  For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.

What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying?

And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

Bless the LORD, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His word, heeding the voice of His word.

Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, you servants of His, who do His pleasure.

Bless the LORD, all His works, in all places of His dominion.

Bless the LORD, O my soul!

Ways to Increase Your Devotion to God

  • Fasting
  • Serving Penance
  • Denying pleasures of the flesh
  • Daily meditation
  • Daily obeisance
  • Bible study
  • Christian friends
  • Moving with His Spirit
  • Daily eucharist
  • Regular offerings
  • Wearing a cilice
  • Burying skeletons
  • Forgiving yourself and others

Genealogy of Jesus

GOD

Adam

Seth

Enosh

Cainan

Mahalaleel

Jared

Enoch

Methuselah

Lamech

Noah

Shem

Arphaxad

Salah

Eber

Peleg

Reu

Serug

Nahor

Terah

Abraham

Isaac

Jacob

Judah

Perez

Hezron

Ram

Amminadab

Nahshon

Salma

Boaz

Obed

Jesse

David

Solomon

Rehoboam

Abijah

Asa

Jehoshaphat

Joram

Uzziah

Jotham

Ahaz

Hezekiah

Manasseh

Amon

Josiah

Jeconiah

Shealtiel

Zerubbabel

Abiud

Eliakim

Azor

Zadok

Achim

Eliud

Eleazar

Matthan

Jacob

Joseph

Jesus

Please notice how there are 10 generations from God to Noah.  10 generations from Noah to Abraham.  10 generations from Judah to David.  And 27 generations from David to Jesus.

10 is a divine number in numerology, and when it manifests in scripture it means the ‘1’ GOD, and the circle ‘0’, which is the complete realm of God, as also represented throughout the Pentateuch as 22/7, or pi, 3.  Notice how there are 3 groups of 10.  This is not a coincidence.  10 was not used as often as some other numbers perhaps, like 40 or 12, or 22/7, but this is probably because it had even more profound sacredness attached to it, as in the 10 commandments.  It is God’s number of completion representing the divine.  His other number of completion regarding stuff of man or the earth is 7.  Everything the Hebrews said and did was laden with meaning, many layers of meaning.

27 is a short-hand for 22/7, which is pi.  It also makes the number ‘9’ in numerology, which means completion.  Jesus Christ is the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end of all things.  He was 33 when he died, which is usually considered the last master number in numerology, the highest level of perfection one can achieve.  Numerology is important because the Priestly Circle used it to conscript esoteric meaning into things that they wanted only those worthy to see, or those who had ears to hear…

Just wow.

God’s Other Name~

God gave me a personal name to use for Him when I was meditating by the wood stove:

“Alyha”

Alyha. I love you so much. ❤

The Narrow Way

Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.  Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.  ~Matthew 7:13-14

The more one loves God

The more one loves God, the more it is that having nothing in the world means everything, and the less one loves God, the more it is that having everything in the world means nothing.

~Mary

My Vow to God~ [on this, our wedding day]

It is with contrite heart and steadfast spirit

that I present myself before You today,

My Father Almighty, Faithful LORD, and Devoted Master.

I know I do not deserve Your limitless patience as

You waited for me all these years,

but Your grace for me is even more reason

why I am giving my loyalty and devotion to

You first and foremost.

It is impossible with words to utter

my thankfulness for being given this opportunity

of life that Your will be done on earth through me,

And even more inexpressible my gratitude for

Your lavish Love and abundance upon my

very being from the time of conception until now,

So it is very good You know my inmost thoughts and feelings,

and can therefore see my earnestness in this.

I know that with signs and wonders

You have led me out of my lifelong captivity

and into Your Promised Land.

So without further ado,

and with holy certitude,

I accept Your offer to be Your wife,

and accept You as my Husband!

I vow that I will love You, obey You,

and have faith in You at all times and in all ways.

I will put You and Your Divine Will first and foremost

in my life so that all who look upon me may know

where my loyalty lies.

I will seek You with my whole heart,

and I beseech You to guide me and keep me on Our path,

holding me close at all times,

so that I, in my humanity,

may not profane this sacred bond.

On this day [November 11, 2013]

may it be fulfilled that we become One

again through mindfulness, intention, and spirit;

and that Your Perfect Love encompass

our holy union.

Love,

~Mary

“Therefore, beh…

“Therefore, behold, I will allure her, will bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfort to her [to her heart]. I will give her her vineyards from there, and the Valley as a door of hope; she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, as in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt. And it shall be, in that day,” says the LORD,

“That you will call Me ‘My Husband,’ and no longer call Me ‘My Master,’

For I will take from her mouth the names of the Baals, and they shall be remembered by their name no more….I will betroth you to Me forever; yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and justice, in lovingkindness and mercy; I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, and you shall know the LORD….”

 

 

 

~His proposal offered to me in Hosea 2~

I Yearn for Bondage to God

Originally posted on August 24, 2013

Dear LORD,

I am Your slave and you are my Master.

I feel You becoming more than my Father, but my Lover and Giver of Everything.

You are my soul mate.

I want to do anything for You, to serve You, and to please You.

And to be Your voice to guide Your children back to You~

Love Forever,

~Mary

God is Tolerant

Originally posted on August 18, 2013

I am sitting in a booth at the annual fair today for the birth center of which I am a participant.  The booth next to me is for Falun Dafa, a Chinese philosophy that involves Godless peace and exercises (like tai chi).

I just heard a man say he was attracted to it because he was raised as a Christian but he wanted something ‘more tolerant.’

More tolerant than God?

The thing is, that God is sovereign and makes the rules. We follow them and He graces us with abundance.  There is no negotiating–God simply knows what is best for us and gives us His Laws and commandments to follow.  God has a plan for each of our lives and we can choose to follow it completely, not at all, or anything in between.  He gives us the free will to do this!  What is not tolerant about that??

I guess he is talking about Christians who do not validate people’s choices in their own life, but judge them according to God’s Law and Word.  Thing is, as believers, we are commanded to rebuke our brethren when we see them committing sin, and are in a special role whereby we can educate people and point them in the right direction.  However, as Jesus taught, we become hypocrites when we go beyond that and judge each other, and allow our notions to put distance between us and our neighbor, whom we should always love, no matter what.  One of the Great Commandments is to love your neighbor as yourself.  It doesn’t say to love them with conditions.  Unless someone harms others, they should not be judged, and only then by the proper adjudicator or Priest.  And God, as we know, is the Ultimate Judge, and is perfectly capable and able to punish and reward His flock.

If God allows them to choose their path, who are we to judge them?  I made all kinds of Godless choices and I have reaped the consequences of them.  No one rebuked me at the time, but even if they had, it is doubtful I would have listened.  It is only by the grace of God that I can hear Him now.  Once you are born again (and I literally was–I underwent a psychophysiological rebirth)–you want to share the Good news with everyone!

Personally, I believe if our choices do not line up with God’s Law and divine will for us, we are not going to live up to our fullest potential.  But that is also our choice!  We have a gracious God that allows us much wiggle room (as long as we do not break the greatest commandments), even when He knows we are hurting ourselves.  That is what I call tolerant.