When Body and Mind Wander

Self control is hard to get,

And even harder to maintain.

Sometimes our body and mind

Go off the grid

And lose connection

To ourselves

And to God.

When we do not exercise self control,

We say things we should not say

And do things we know are wrong.

Sometimes this is deliberate,

And sometimes it is not.

Self control means regulating our bodies

When the mind shuts down

Into snake mind,

When the body moves

Where we cannot guide it.

But if you are a follower of Christ,

You will want to control it.

You will want to control your temper,

Even when what you want

Is not what you get.

Every true believer

Wants self control,

For it is a fruit of the Spirit.

And like any fruit,

It takes time to grow.

So if you do not have it fully now,

Remember that fruit takes time,

And do your best

With what you have

To control yourself.

Amen.

The Third Gate of Obedience

The third gate is not easy at all.

It is the hardest gate to pass through,

For it requires surrender

And submission,

Words we do not like to hear

But need to hear.

Help us put our way aside, Lord,

And lay our understanding

On the altar of our God.

Going on our own understanding

Makes this path difficult

And dangerous.

For the third gate,

At the heart of the seven gates,

Is obedience.

And obedience is more than compliance.

It must be sincere, honest,

From the heart.

We can comply outwardly

Yet not obey inwardly.

We can check every box

Of every good deed,

While our hearts remain far from you.

We may honor you with our lips

And with our actions,

But our heart may wander.

We want to build you a temple,

We want to go on pilgrimage,

But is there a temple in our hearts?

Are we pilgrims inwardly?

The church may bear your glory,

But is our heart living for your glory?

Are we living for your glory?

Or only complying outwardly,

Without placing our will

On your holy altar?

Amen

The Seven Gates to Christ

Love, honesty, obedience, kindness, compassion, gentleness, and truth

These are the seven gates our souls must pass through

To understand God more.

The more we understand God,

The closer we become to Christ.

For knowledge can be good or bad

Good if it leads us to Christ,

Bad if it leads us away.

So let our knowledge become truth,

Shaped by You, O God.

Teach us to be a light to the nations,

To those we meet each day.

Christ, help us walk Your path

Through each gate of Your holy will,

For each gate must be entered to be passed,

And each one leads to the next.

These seven gates of knowing Christ

Draw us closer to God

In all we think, say, and do.

And every intention of the heart

Is shaped by the God who made us

In His image and likeness.

Because we seek God’s understanding, not our own,

We walk the path to holiness.

For His understanding is greater,

His wisdom is higher than ours.

If we rely on ourselves,

We risk doing the wrong thing,

For lack of knowledge destroys.

But not all knowledge is good knowledge

There is knowledge from God

Through revelation,

Through Scripture and its meaning.

And there is knowledge from the world,

Anything or anyone opposed

To the Creator of the universe.

Amen.

Your Heart Belongs to Him

Remember, whatever draws you deeper into the mind of Christ

Is truly from God: good, pure, and forever holy.

Let nothing hold you back from His mind,

For anything that hinders you becomes a stumbling block

Keeping you from His heart.

We do not need stumbling blocks in our path,

For our steps should lead us closer to Jesus.

Anything that pulls you from the mind of Christ

Leads you away from His teachings and His gospel.

Whatever brings you deeper into Christ is good,

For your mind and heart belong to Him.

If you desire Him as Savior, He will be your Savior.

If you desire Him as Messiah, He will be your Messiah.

But those who do not desire Him

Will not find Him.

For though He is near,

He will not violate our free will.

So if you belong to Him,

Let your heart become worthy day by day

Through all you think, say, and do

For His glory.

For He will not ask where you worshiped Him,

But whether your heart was worthy of His glory.

And you cannot make your heart worthy alone

You need Christ,

For Christ is Teacher, Healer, Lord, and Savior.

Amen

Blasphemy Is Not a Slip of the Tongue

Yes, we should try and control what we say,

And think about our words before we speak.

But blasphemy is not a slip‑up.

It is done on purpose.

When we say something that sounds blasphemous

Because we have a speech impairment,

That is probably not blasphemous,

For the fault is in the impairment, not the intention.

We must try to control our tongues,

And not let our tongues speak filthy language

As much as we are able.

But still, real blasphemy is done on purpose,

Not by accident,

Not by speech impairment,

Not by mental illnesses.

In other words,

True blasphemy is deliberate.

It requires thinking about it

Before it is said.

It requires planning

To say the Lord’s name in vain

Not just an accidental slip‑up

Or a speech impairment

But thinking about saying the Lord’s name in vain,

Then saying it.

Amen 

Flowers That Wilt, Glory That Lasts

Many use their talents to gain glory and fame,

But the only glory you should be chasing

Is the glory of Jesus.

For in the end, our glory disappears

Like flowers—fresh, when picked,

Beautiful to look at,

Beautiful to smell,

But they wilt in the sun

And their look and smell vanish.

So use your talent well,

Whether singing or writing,

Whether you know how to play

A piano or a harp

Not to glorify yourself,

But to glorify Christ.

If you are good at painting,

Then use that

To glorify Christ.

Amen

Daily Need, Daily Obedience

You want Jesus without his teachings?

What you want is a sacrifice to cover your sins,

But without obedience to God

And compassion toward your neighbor.

You want Jesus without his gospel?

What you want is the bread of life,

But without the word of life.

Many people take Jesus as Savior,

But not as boss or teacher,

But as healer

Can we live the way we want

And still gain heaven?

Once we are safe,

Are we always safe,

Or do we need God daily?

If we don’t need God daily,

We don’t need him at all.

If we need him,

We need him daily.

Amen

Through Beads to Christ

If one would talk to beads,

It might seem strange and odd,

As though the beads could do something for us.

But the prayer beads cannot do anything.

They hold no power of their own.

We use them to meditate,

To enter a frame of mind

That helps us learn the story of Jesus

And grow in his grace and knowledge.

They help us grow in Christ consciousness,

And draw closer to Christ

In mind and heart.

For the beads focus our mind

On the one we are praying to...

Jesus Christ our Lord.

It may look like we are praying to Mary,

But we are going to Jesus through Mary,

The same way Jesus came to us through her.

Yes, it looks like we are talking to beads,

But we are not.

We are meditating on the life of Jesus

Through prayers to Mary. 

Amen

No Shortcuts on the Way to God

Oh God, holy, pure, and true,

Is your name, your word,

And your kingdom forever.

Let your wisdom grow in our hearts each day.

Oh Jesus, you lead us on the way,

For the way that leads to God

Has no shortcuts and no side roads,

Only the narrow road of truth.

We live in honesty and love,

Following all you taught

In word and in action,

In devotion to Christ, the King

And Savior of the world.

Let our worship be not only prayer and song,

But actions of holy compassion,

Kindness and mercy,

So that the word and wisdom of Christ

Live in our hearts and minds.

May the advent of Christ consciousness

Awaken our hearts,

That we may act more like Jesus

From day to day.

May our devotion to Christ grow deeper,

And may we gain the pure wisdom
That comes from Christ our King. 

Amen

Channels of Light, Love, and Life

Oh Jesus,
May your light, love, and life
Be our joy and our hope,
Our faith, compassion, and kindness.

May your word, Jesus,
Be like water,
Washing the dirt from our consciences,
Not merely to gesture,
But to renew us completely.

Renew our hearts,
For a healed heart
Is a whole heart.

Keep your love true within us,
For untrue love is no love at all.
Love that is untrue
Is as good as none.

O God, keep your light true.
Let the Holy Spirit
Make us channels
Of love, of life, and of light,
For your greater glory.

For our glory is nothing.
The glory of God
Is love and peace,
Compassion, kindness, and mercy.

Your mercy does not run out
For those who truly want it,
For those willing to change.

But time will run out
For those who refuse to change their ways.
Teach us to seek you
With whole hearts,
Whole minds,
And whole souls.

If we reject Jesus,
How can we enter heaven?
There is no other way
Than the name and teachings of Christ,
Given through his apostles.

Oh Jesus,
May your life
And your teachings
Be our lasting joy
And our salvation.

Teach us to live with kindness,
With love and compassion,
For what we do to others
We do to Christ.

Be our daily bread,
Our firm foundation,
And our medicine.
Let compassion
Be oil in our lamps.

Keep your ways pure and true,
Carry us through easy times
And through hardship,
For there is a time of plenty
And a time of gleaning.

Amen.

Be True in All You Think, Say, and Do

There’s only one path to salvation, one path to joy.

Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life;

No man comes to the Father except through me,

But he meant something much deeper.

We need to live with our lamps trimmed and extra oil.

This oil is Christ consciousness, devotion to Jesus in our heart.

We need to live with our hearts clean, full of devotion to Christ.

We must be true in all we think, say, and do.

For to be obedient to God is not just to comply with His wishes,

But also to have sincerity in our hearts

And to live out every day to the best of our abilities,

With true Christ consciousness.

Amen

Let Christ Consciousness Grow in our Minds

May the Christ consciousness be poured

Out on the earth as the water is and

Cover the sea

May the light of the flame

Which is love, pure and true, cover the world.

And we who are sinners

Be the flame of love,

And not only see it,

But let the flame of love and

The Christ consciousness grow in our minds

Like wheat in the field
Like grapes on a vine,

Let the gentle heart of Jesus
Be our guide

Amen

Removing the Weeds of the Heart

Heaven, grace, mercy, compassion, and wisdom

Incarnated is Jesus, our true Savior,

Our loving, gentle, compassionate healer for all time.

Jesus, help us to be healers for mankind,

To heal the darkness in their hearts,

Even when they think they have no darkness at all,

Because seeing the darkness is the first step of healing.

The next step is to understand its cause

And remove it with God’s help,

For we cannot do this ourselves.

We must rely on Christ our Savior.

He will help us remove the weed from our heart

If we so desire it to be so.

He will not just remove the weeds,

But also the roots,

Because if we remove the weeds without the roots,

They will grow back.

But if we remove the roots,

They will stay away for good,

Unless we decide to replant on our own

With deliberate actions and words

Not words and actions spoken in weakness,

But words and actions that are premeditated.

Amen. 

The Golden Box and the Way to God

In my dream last night, I saw a golden box

Covered in red silk cloth decorated with seashells and sapphires.

The seashells remind us of rebirth in Christ, our Savior.

The red silk cloth reminds us that the blood of Jesus

Is the way to God, given that we live in compassion,

Mercy, kindness, faith, hope, and love.

It stands for true, everlasting, pure wisdom

Of the Blessed Mary, full of kindness, mercy, faith, hope, and love.

When we have a relationship with the Mother of God,

Holy and true, we look forward to heaven as our home,

Because it is the home of Christ.

If we want to understand and do what is true,

Kindness opens the doors to heaven.

How can we seek heaven and God’s kingdom

If we do not act with kindness, compassion, faith, hope, and love?

For love is true when it comes from God,

And love is false when it comes from anything other than God.

Seashells also remind us of baptism.

Baptism lights our path, washing away sin that makes us spiritually unclean.

We see God’s light helping us understand

Love, obedience, mercy, kindness, and God’s true compassion forever.

If we see that God is truly kind, loving, and full of mercy,

We should not take advantage by sinning or doing wrong.

God’s kindness and mercy are meant to lead us to change

Changing our minds, changing our actions,

Changing our attitude, and changing our consciousness.

Amen

The Path of Honesty and Compassion

May the honesty that comes from Heaven

Be forever in our hearts and minds.

Let the compassion of Jesus help us

Understand the way of God, our true Father.

The path of Jesus is compassion and honesty,

Holiness and true kindness,

A heart full of mercy mixed with honesty and love,

Forming everlasting compassion.

As Jesus fills our hearts with joy,

May we walk in the way shown by Christ our Savior,

The path true and pure.

First comes honesty, then kindness.

Help us take the path to everlasting life,

Like stones that help us cross a river,

Mixed with light and love in Jesus Christ.

Oh Jesus, help us be strong

In faith, hope, and love.

Make us honest and compassionate at heart.

Oh Jesus, may Your love infuse our hearts,

May Your light infuse our minds.

Oh Jesus, be our joy.

May we express our love for the Father in truth.

May we learn to walk in the path of Jesus.

Amen.

We Toil in Vain Without the Lord

True and pure must be our mission.

Everyone has a mission,
But not every mission is approved by the Lord.

For the Lord wants purity, obedience, compassion,
Kindness, justice, peace, and love.

May the Lord bless our missions
If they are according to His Word,

But if they are not according to His Word,
The mission is worthless.

Unless the house is built by the Lord,
The laborers labor in vain.

Unless the city is guarded by the Lord,
The guards keep watch in vain.

The mission the Lord approves
Is to spread the teachings of Christ and no other

His light, His teachings, His name. 

Amen

Christ Consciousness and the Two Cups

I pledge allegiance to the most Immaculate Heart of Mary

I pledge allegiance to the most Sacred Heart of Jesus,

For they understand the ways of God.

Let their pure minds help us understand our gentle, loving, compassionate God.

May we always be true to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

And to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

He is the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

He is the King above all kings,

And He is the King of our hearts and minds.

Let Christ consciousness enter our hearts

With joy and peace,

With compassion and holiness,

With justice and mercy.

Let all who hold Christ consciousness in their minds understand,

And let this understanding teach them

Not to rely on their own strength, wisdom,

Or even the gifts God has given,

But to do what they are called to do in Christ Jesus.

Cups are containers; sometimes they hold water or wine,

And at times they hold poison.

Every cup contains something
Good or evil, truth or deception.

There are two cups that come from God:

One contains union with Christ's body, blood, soul, and divinity.

The other contains spiritual poison, ideas that sound good

But in truth are deception.

This Cup of deception, if we drink it, brings disunion with God,

For it makes us unable to be friends with Him.

Amen

The Dangers of Our Own Understanding

There is a way

A way that seems right to a man,

But its end is destruction.

Let us then grow

In devotion to Christ,

In the love of God,

In hope in the Holy Spirit.

Let us rely on God

To bring us to pure water,

And not put our trust

In our own understanding.

No matter how holy or sacred

That understanding seems to us.

For God’s understanding

And our understanding

Are like the distance

From heaven to earth.

If we rely on our own wisdom,

How can we expect

To come closer to God?

But when we rely on the understanding

that comes from the Holy Spirit

Our Creator,

Our Father,

The Beloved Son of Righteousness

Our hearts become pure,

Our minds are linked

To the mind of God.

True, a lack of Christ consciousness

Brings deception and pain.

Christ consciousness may sound strange,

But it is simply walking

In the teachings of our Lord

and Savior Jesus Christ.

When we fail or refuse

To walk in His teachings,

We place a stumbling block

Before our brothers and sisters.

We can create a disaster

Where there was none.

Not walking

In the teachings of Jesus

Shows the world

That we are not His followers,

Not His disciples.

And when the world looks at Christianity

And says, “I will not follow Jesus,

for His people do not follow Him,”

A lack of Christ consciousness

In the church

And in its leadership

Creates scandal of every kind.

For how beautiful it is

When the church walks

In Christ consciousness

The teachings of Jesus,

Our Savior,

Our Lord,

Our Healer.

And how unsettling it is

When we refuse to do

What Jesus taught.

Thinking His teachings are optional

is dangerous.

It produces rotten fruit. 

Amen

Spiritual and Physical Strength

Beloved Heavenly Father,

In all we think, say, and do

May Your name be ever glorified.

O Father,

Give us the energy we need

Both physical and spiritual

In order to do Your will.

For when we do Your will

We step closer to heaven.

Yet we need both kinds of strength

To walk that path.

This spiritual energy

is Grace, Mercy, and compassion.

Our physical energy

Is the bread we call daily strength.

But man does not live

On physical energy alone,

But on the spiritual energy

of Grace, Mercy, compassion, wisdom,

and the Word of God.

Amen.

What God Will Look For

Where there is devotion in the heart

True, pure, everlasting,

Full of compassion, kindness,

Generosity, and obedience

A broken and contrite heart,

A heart that wants to do what God wants it to do

And not its own will,

There Christ is.

Where devotion to Christ is pure,

And where there is Christ‑consciousness in the mind,

Full of loving‑kindness,

Full of joy

Let the teachings of Christ be carried out

By all men,

To the best of their abilities

And in the situations they are given.

For this is the oil in the lamp.

Not oil like earthly oil used for cooking,

But the righteous oil of

Devotion in the heart of a person

And Christ‑consciousness in the mind.

This is what God will look for

On the Day of Judgment.

Amen