J.M.J.
THE WAY OF THE CROSS
EACH CROSS MAY SEEM NOW TO BE TAKING ITS TOLL,
BUT EACH UNDERTAKING HELPS TO SALVAGE YOUR SOUL
YOUR CROSSES, DEAR CHILDREN, CANNOT BALANCE THE SCALE;
THEY MUST OVERCOME EVIL FOR YOUR SOUL TO PREVAIL.
IT MAY BE AT TIMES HARD TO TOLERATE
THE CROSSES THAT SEEM NOW TO ACCUMULATE.
BUT IF YOU LEARN TO ACCEPT EACH CROSS AS A GIFT,
GOD WILL POUR OUT HIS GRACES AND HELP EACH CROSS TO LIFT.
IF THE CROSSES GOD OFFERS YOU CHOOSE TO DISCARD,
HOW WILL YOU THEN EARN YOUR ETERNAL REWARD?
THE CROSS MY SON CARRIED WAS FOR YOUR SALVATION;
CAN YOU SHARE NOT WITH HIM YOUR GRATIFICATION?
IF YOU FOLLOW THE FOOTSTEPS WHERE MY SON CHOSE TO LEAD,
YOU WILL, MY DEAR CHILDREN, ON THIS JOURNEY SUCCEED.
DO NOT LOOK AT YOUR CROSS AS A STUMBLING BLOCK
FOR THE GATES TO GOD’S KINGDOM YOUR CROSS
MAY UNLOCK.
“THY WILL BE DONE”
5-6-2001