Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Wednesday, October 9, 2013: (St. John Leonardi)

Jesus said: “My people, you need to take a lesson from Jonah’s reaction both to My not punishing Nineveh, and to the gourd plant that died. When things go well, you are happy and content. But when things go against you, why do you become angry? In this account of Jonah, he may have overreacted to desire death because I did not destroy Nineveh. Even after the shade of the gourd plant was lost, he also desired death. So I ask all of you, are you angry when things do not go your way? You have been angry when your computer does not work, so you do what needs to be done to fix it. You may be angry at slow drivers, especially when you are in a hurry not to be late, so you should relax and be patient in your waiting. You may be angry when you are losing in your games, but you should realize sometimes in games of chance, you will win sometimes and lose other times. When you step back and analyze your reason for being angry, it revolves around pride and being more patient. These events in your life are more likely to displease you than favor you, so you have to be calm and understanding, and not overreact to life’s disappointments as Jonah did. I am watching how you react to situations, so you need to control your emotions better for peace with yourself and others.”

Jesus said: “My people, I do not want you to look down on anyone, no matter how important, or rich you may be. You are all equal in My eyes, so be humble and treat everyone with respect without any discrimination. You are here on this earth to serve Me out of love, and to serve your neighbor as you would want them to serve you. When you obey My laws and love everyone, you will be on the right path to heaven. In the Gospel I taught My apostles how to pray the Our Father prayer. Not only are you to love one another, but you need to forgive each other of any transgressions as well. When you pray the Our Father prayer, be willing to live out the words that you are saying. Do not just repeat words, but pray from the heart, and act out what you believe.”

Jesus said: “My people, a while back you had a feeling of a strong earthquake coming. Then later, you saw a 7.7 earthquake in Pakistan, and a 7.0 earthquake in Chile. Many earthquakes are related to setting off volcanoes. I am now showing you a crack in the wall of an old volcano. This was then followed by a vision of a lot of smoke and ash that gushed out of the crack, with an eruption like that of Mt. St. Helen. There are many of these disasters going on all over the world, and some like in Pakistan have destroyed a city and killed a good number of people. Pray that these disasters do not occur in heavily populated areas. Pray also that the survivors of these disasters will be able to get their lives back to normal.”