PHILIPPIANS 3:13-14
“No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.”
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PICCARRETA:
Oct.1. “Those who think of the past lose the present.”
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BOH VOL 9 Nov. 2, 1909
One should never look at the past, but at the present.
Continuing in my usual state, I was thinking about my things of the past, and blessed Jesus, making Himself seen for just a little, told me:
“My daughter, do not look at the past, because the past is already in Me and can be of distraction for you, and it can make you mistake that little bit of path that is left for you to cover.
In fact, your turning to the past makes you slow your pace on the present journey, and so you lose time and do not advance on your way.
On the other hand, by looking only at the present, you will have more courage, you will remain more closely united with Me, you will advance more on your path, and there will be no danger of your being mistaken. ”
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PRAYER OF THE DAY:
“My adorable Jesus, having received Communion, I am now tightly united with You – even more, I am identified with You. If we are one single thing, I leave my being in You, and I take Yours.
So I leave You my mind, and I take Yours; I leave You my eyes, my mouth, my heart, my hands, my steps… Oh! how happy I will be from now on! I will think with your mind, I will look with your eyes, I will speak with your mouth, I will love with your Heart, I will work with your hands, I will walk with your feet… And if something comes to me, I wil say:
“I left my being in Jesus and I took His own – go to Jesus, and He will answer you for me.”
Adapted from:
BOH VOL 9 Nov. 4, 1909