“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” John 14:6-7
The following is an entry from Journey Through The Stillness (my personal spiritual journal shared publicly on Facebook). This particular entry is from Lent, 2010.
February 6, 2010 – Jesus covers my head with His hands and brings my ear to His Sacred Heart. I do not hear the beat but am made aware of a great sorrow, sadness, a throbbing heart ache. He lifts my face to look at Him. I see the head of Jesus crowned with thorns. He closes His eyes and tilts His head up. His cheeks become sunken, hollow, gaunt. His mouth drops open. Tears seep through His lids and blood streams from the thorn punctures. He is showing me that He feels our pain and our sorrow personally. When we cry out to God it is manifested in Jesus, in His Passion and Crucifixion. While I did not see, I am being led to write that it is the same for our joy. When we praise and thank God it is manifested in Jesus, in His Resurrection and Ascension. He wants us to know that our communication with Him is on a very personal level, much more so than we could ever imagine.
This journal entry is from a time, only a month into my personal journey, when I was still learning how to put into words all that was taking place in my time of silence before Our Lord. I was constantly, and still am, amazed by all that comes to me during The Stillness. I do not change or manipulate what occurs in any way. I record it and post it exactly as I feel led by His Spirit.
I love the idea of a Savior whose love for me is so great, who having sacrificed everything for me, still witnesses and feels personally every pain, sadness, and disappointment that I feel, longing to wipe away my tears and make me whole again. And, I love the idea of a Redeemer, who having Risen to New Life, sees every smile, laughs every laugh, and wants to welcome me personally into Life Eternal with Him.
God is merciful; God is Good. His gift to us is the ultimate gift, His Beloved Son, Jesus. God’s gift is His Son’s Life in exchange for our life. His Son’s gift is His willingness to personally sacrifice all for us, His willingness to die so that we might live.
Take time during this Lent to see Jesus in The Way of The Cross, in His pain and suffering. Cry out to God through His Son. Also thank and praise Him through His Son. Let His Son, Jesus, personally lead you to God, His Father, our Father.
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.” John 14:1-4
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