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I THIRST FOR YOU

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. . ." (Rev. 3:20) It is true. I stand at the door of your heart, day and night. Even when you are not listening, even when you doubt it could be Me, I am there. I await even the smallest sign of your response, even the slightest hint of invitation that will allow Me to enter.

I want you t o know t hat whenever you invit e Me, I come always, wit hout fail. Silent and unseen I come, but wit h infinit e power and love, bringing t he many gift s of My Fat her I co me wit h My . mercy, wit h My desire t o fo rgive and heal yo u, and wit h a lo ve fo r yo u beyo nd yo ur co mprehensio n, a lo ve every bit as great as t he lo ve I myself have received fro m t he Fat her. "Even as t he Fat her has loved Me, have I loved you..." (Jn. 15:10). I come, longing t o console you and give you st rengt h, t o lift you up and bind your wounds. I bring you My light , t o dispel your darkness and all your doubt s. I come wit h My power t hat I might carry you and all of your burdens; , wit h My grace, t o t ouch your heart and t ransform your life; and My peace I give t o st ill your soul. I know you t hrough and t hrough, I know everyt hing about you. The very hairs of your head I have numbered. Not hing in your life is unimport ant t o Me. I have followed you t hrough t he years, and I have always loved you, even in your wanderings. I kno w every o ne o f yo ur pro blems. I kno w yo ur needs, yo ur fears, yo ur wo rries. I hear yo ur every whispered prayer always, unfailingly. Even when it seems I am silent , I am ever at work in t he background of your life t o bless you and prot ect you. Every movement of your heart I follow, and your every t hought . I know all your pain, your st ruggles and t rials, your failures and heart aches. And yes, I know all your sins. But I t ell you again t hat I love you--not for what you have or haven't done--I love you for you, I love you because you are, I love you for t he beaut y and dignit y My Fat her gave you, creat ing you in His own image. It is a dignit y you have oft en forgot t en, a beaut y you have t arnished by ego and sin. But I love you as you are, infinit ely, complet ely, wit hout reserve; and I have shed My Blood t o win you back. If yo u o nly ask Me wit h fait h, My grace will t o uch all t hat needs changing in yo ur life, and I will give yo u t he st rengt h t o free yo urself fro m sin and fro m all t hat binds yo u and t akes yo u away fro m Me. I kno w what is in yo ur heart --I kno w yo ur lo neliness and all yo ur hurt s: t he reject io ns, t he judgment s, t he humiliat io ns. I carried it all before you. And I carried it all for you, so you might share My st rengt h and vict ory. I know especially your need for love--how you are t hirst ing t o be accept ed and appreciat ed, loved and cherished. But how oft en have you t arnished in vain, seeking t hat love out side of Me, who am it s Source, st riving t o fill t he empt iness inside you wit h passing pleasures--oft en wit h t he even great er empt iness of sin. Do yo u t hirst fo r lo ve? "Co me t o Me all yo u who t hirst ..." (Jn. 7: 37). I will sat isfy you desire for love beyond your dreams. Do you long t o be appreciat ed and cherished? I cherish you more t han you can imagine--t o t he point of leaving heaven for you, and of dying on a cross t o make you Mine.

I hold t he answer t o all you desires, t o all your longing, I will be your peace, your comfort , your re s t . "Co me t o Me all yo u who labo r and are heavy burdened, and I will give yo u rest ..." (Mt . 11: 28). There is no one who loves you more t han I--nor can t here ever be. My dream for you is great er t han you can imagine--and I will never st op unt il you reach it . And t hough your indifference, your wandering and your sin pain Me deeply, I want you t o know t hat My love for you never waivers, never changes. I love you infinit ely, and always. There is no amount of good you could do t o make Me love you any more t han I already do at t his very moment . And t here is no evil you could do t hat could make Me love you any less. At every moment of your exist ence, I have loved you wit h t he ent iret y of My love--and I always will. If only you knew how precious you are t o Me, you would die of joy. Of t he millions of ot hers I could have creat ed in you place--I chose you. I have t hought of you, and wait ed for your birt h, from all et ernit y. Whenever yo u t urn t o Me in prayer, o r ret urn t o Me in repent ance, yo u mo ve Me t o t he dept hs o f My being. My Sacred Heart rejo ices o ver yo u. "There is more rejoicing in heaven for one repent ant sinner t han for ninet y-nine just " (Lk. 15:7); and "As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you..." (Is. 62:5). It is t rue. You are My joy, you are My delight . "You are My beloved son/daught er in whom I delight ..." (Mk. 1:11). , I wait for your love, day and night . No one else in My creat ion can love Me wit h your love, wit h your heart . No one else can console Me as you can. You are unique in My plan, and unique t o My Sacred Heart --no one can ever t ake your place. Because I love you infinit ely, I am infinit ely sensit ive t o every movement of your heart --you can wound Me, or console Me, more easily t han you can imagine. Do not t hink t hat you don't know how t o love Me, or t hat you are not able or wort hy. Just begin-begin t o love Me, exact ly as you are at t his moment . That is all I desire. Only begin. Love is learned by loving. You need not wait t o be bet t er t o love Me. I long and yearn for you--exact ly as you are right now. Not hing about you, no weakness or sin, can ever t urn My love, or my longing away from you. So co me, begin t o lo ve Me even as I lo ve yo u. Begin t o lo ng fo r Me, even as I lo ng fo r yo u. Only in heaven will you finally know how import ant your love is t o Me, how import ant you are t o My Sacred Heart , how I long for you. I t hirst for you... Yes, t hat is t he o nly way t o describe My lo ve fo r yo u: I t hirst fo r yo u. I t hirst t o lo ve yo u, and t o be lo ved by yo u. As t he burning desert wait s for wat er so I wait for your love. As a t hirst y man yearns for wat er so I yearn , , for you. As a t hirst ing man seeks out t he wat er so do I seek for you. As a t hirst y man t hinks only , of wat er so My ent ire being is focused on you night and day ("t he very hairs of your head are , numbered..."). And as a t hirst y man will give anyt hing in exchange for wat er so I have gladly given , all I have and all I am, for you. I t hirst fo r yo u... Co me t o Me, and I will fill yo ur heart and heal yo ur wo unds. I will make yo u a new creat io n, and give yo u peace, even in yo ur t rials. I t hirst fo r yo u... Yo u must never do ubt My mercy, My accept ance o f yo u, My desire t o fo rgive, My lo nging t o bless yo u and live My life in yo u. I t hirst fo r yo u... If yo u are unimpo rt ant in t he eyes o f t he wo rld, t hat mat t ers no t at all. Fo r Me, t here is no o ne any mo re impo rt ant in t he ent ire wo rld t han yo u. I t hirst fo r yo u... Open t o Me, co me t o Me, t hirst fo r Me, give Me yo ur life--and I will pro ve t o yo u ho w impo rt ant yo u are t o My Sacred Heart . I have made you for Me, you exist t o love Me and be loved by Me, and your soul cannot rest unt il you reset in Me. Not hing else will sat isfy you or give you peace, no one else can fill t he empt iness inside you. When you t urn your scat t ered desires t owards Me, when you begin t o t hirst for Me as I t hirst for you, whenever your

t hirst and mine meet --you will begin t o experience miracles, miracles of resurrect ion and new life! Don't you realize t hat My Fat her already has a perfect plan t o t ransform your life, beginning from t his moment ? T RUST IN ME. ASK ME EVERYDAY T O ENT ER AND T AKE CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE--AND I WILL. I pro mise yo u befo re My Fat her in heaven t hat I will wo rk abundant miracles in yo ur life. Why wo uld I do t his? Because I t hirst fo r yo u. All I ask is t hat yo u ent rust yo urself t o Me co mplet ely, I will do all t he rest . Even now I behold t he place My Fat her has prepared for you in My Kingdom. Remember t hat you a pilgrim in t his life, on a journey home. I t ell you again, t he t hings of t his world can never sat isfy you, or bring t he peace you seek. All t hat you sought out side of Me has only left you more empt y, so do not cling t o mat erial t hings. Above all do not run from Me when you fall. Co me t o Me wit ho ut delay. When yo u give Me yo ur sins, yo u give Me t he jo y o f being yo ur Savio r. T here is no t hing I canno t fo rgive and heal: so co me no w, and unburden yo ur so ul. No mat t er how far you may wonder no mat t er how oft en you forget Me, no mat t er how many , crosses you may bear in t his life; t here is one t hing I want you t o always remember one t hing t hat , will never change: I t hirst fo r yo u as yo u are. Yo u do n't need t o change t o believe in My lo ve, fo r it will be yo ur belief in My Lo ve t hat will change yo u. Yo u fo rget Me, and yet I am seeking yo u every mo ment o f t he day--st anding at t he do o r o f yo ur heart , and kno cking. Do you find t his hard t o believe? Then look at t he Cross, look at My Sacred Heart t hat was pierced for you. Have you not underst ood My Cross? Then list en again t o t he words I spoke t here--for t hey t ell you clearly why I endured all t his for you. "I t hirst ..." (Jn. 19:28). As t he rest of t he Psalm Verse I was recit ing says of Me: " I looked for love, and I found none..." (Ps. 69:20). All your life I have been looking for your love--I have never st opped seeking t o love you and be loved by you. You have t ried many ot her t hings in your search for happiness, why not t ry opening your heart t o Me, right now, more t han you ever have before. Whenever you open t he door of your heart , whenever you come close enough, you will hear Me say t o you again and again, not in mere human words but in spirit : "No mat t er what yo u have do ne, I lo ve yo u fo r yo ur o wn sake. Co me t o Me wit h yo ur misery and yo ur sins, wit h yo ur t ro ubles and needs, and wit h all yo ur lo nging t o be lo ved. I st and at t he do o r o f yo ur heart and kno ck... Open t o Me, fo r I t hirst fo r yo u..." "Jesus is Go d, t herefo re His lo ve, His t hirst , is infinit e. He t he Creat o r o f t he universe, asked fo r t he lo ve o f His creat ures. He t hirst s fo r o ur lo ve... T hese wo rds: "I t hirst " Do t hey echo in o ur so uls?" -Mo t her T eresa-

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