BESIDE THE STILL WATERS
photo by Sr. Judith Hannah + + +
Order of the GOOD SHEPHERD+
The Resurrection Season,
Day 32 of the 40 Days our RESURRECTED LORD JESUS spent with His+ disciples in His+ Glorified Body+ !
Then saith HE+ ( the Risen CHRIST) to Thomas,
Reach hither thy finger,
and behold My+ Hands;
and reach hither thy hand,
and thrust it into My+ Side:
and be not faithless,
but believing.
John 20:27
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Behold My+ Hands and My+ Feet,
that it is I+ Myself+:
Handle ME+, and see;
for a spirit hath not flesh and bones,
as ye see ME+ have.
Luke 24:39
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We are INVITED.
Our LORD JESUS CHRIST invites us to touch HIM+.
After
His+ Resurrection, HE+ invited the shell-shocked, unbelieving disciples
to TOUCH His+ Glorified, Resurrected Body... that very Body+ they
walked along with every day.
In agony they had watched that Body+ being beaten with whips of bone and nail, staggering under the weight of the Cross-beam.
Their
senses REELED with the torturing Crucifixion of their SAVIOR+, the ONE+
they had deemed to be The MESSIAH+, the SON+ of GOD.
JESUS CHRIST the LORD invited them to TOUCH His+ now Glorified Body+ , that familiar form which they had all watched DIE under the hands of the rough Roman soldiers !
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We are invited too.
We who struggle with life's problems are invited to draw near to the RESURRECTED CHRIST and actually touch HIM+.
How do we encounter CHRIST ?
How can we possibly come close enough to touch HIM+ now ?
Isn't HE+ in Heaven
with The HOLY FATHER ?
This is how:
We come close enough to HIM+
... to allow HIM+ to touch us.
Come unto ME+,
all ye that labor and are heavy laden,
and I+
will give you rest.
Take My+ yoke upon you,
and learn of ME+;
for I+ am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For My+ yoke is easy,
and My+ burden is light.
Matthew 11: 28-30
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Come, My children,
Enter into My Courts
and stand STILL before ME+.
Set your heart upon ME+.
… and I+ will set My+ Heart upon you.
Close the door to the world.
Close the door to your pressing troubles
And turn your gaze upon ME+
For just one hour of your day...
Alone, before ME+ in Stillness,
Not performing nor studying.
Just sit still beside ME+.
The STILL WATERS are here,
at this place
where I+ AM.
Come.
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