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March 7th, 2002
Santa Cruz, California
Received by A.R.
I am here with you, and I am Mary, the mother of Jesus, and your
sister and
friend. I am a true follower of my son, Jesus, and partake of God's
Divine
Love. I inhabit the Celestial spheres where only love exists.
I wish to write upon the subject of why we need to love ourselves
as a first
step to unlocking the Christ potential within our souls. The Christ
is the
active energies of the Divine Love that possesses a human soul.
Jesus was
the Christ because he possessed the Divine Love to the extent that
it
superseded his natural love that was purified from the day he was
born. Now,
I see your question: What chance do I have of manifesting the Christ
if my
natural love is not purified? Would it surprise you if I told you
that the
Divine Love your soul possesses has, indeed, overshadowed your natural
love?
Let me explain why.
If you seek the gift of Love that God has for you, and you put
the seeking
for this love above all else, you begin to transform your material
life into
a life that is governed by the highest laws of the universe. It
is as if you
have the Midas touch - everything you come into contact with becomes
imbued
with the energies of your soul, mind, and body to bring about the
highest
potential of each thing, each event, and each possibility in the
moment.
Knowing yourself as God's beloved child is the single most important
realization you must have to enable God to work through you. You
would not
be able to consider the possibility of receiving love if you did
not accept
your worthiness of receiving it. Somehow you believe in your heart
and mind
that God loves you, and your belief is enough to become possessed
by the
idea that He wants to love you completely and constantly. Consequently,
you
want to be loved in this way.
I see you struggle sometimes because you feel that wanting to be
loved is
selfish. But, my dear daughter, don't you realize that it is because
you are
a soul, born to love and be loved? Be selfish; want God's Love every
moment.
Don't deny yourself the pleasure of feeling His merciful comfort
wash over
you like a warm tide, immersed in the truth that Love is bigger
than you
are, alone.
You see your brothers and sisters struggling to come up for air
from the
depths of their despair and unhappiness. You may reach out your
hand to help
them because you have broken the hold this material world has on
you by not
placing importance on, nor turning your desires toward, those insubstantial
pleasures of the moment. Well, yes, you do enjoy a chocolate bar
sometimes,
even if you don't need it, and the moment passes as a pleasure that
will not
stay with you except for the calories that are added to your already
ample
store. I'm having fun with you because I know that you can appreciate
that I
love you - every ounce of you :-). I would not call it a weakness
when you
give in to your desires for pleasure for the reason I have explained
here.
But more important than being loved is having love, and giving love,
letting
it possess you through and through. I ask you now to ask yourself,
what is
this love that possesses your thoughts and desires? What sustains
you when
you hurt, or when you hunger? You know it is Divine Love. It never
fails
you. It is always present; you know God loves what you are and what
you will
become.
Your natural love, as imperfect as it may be, is overcome by this
greater
love that exists in your life like the air you breathe. By now,
you have
become love, and its reality has transformed your sight of this
world as a
place for love. Yes, the Christ is active in your soul even as you
are now,
mortal and imperfect. You see that God loves you still, and you
keep asking
for His Love. Be selfish, my child, and realize that the act of
receiving
love is the most unselfish thing you do for this world.
I love you, and I pray alongside you because I know the importance
of love's
presence in our world, both mortal and spirit. I am Mary, the mother
of
Jesus, and a true follower of my son and Master.
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