Today’s Theme for Prayer – Jesus Makes Me His Intimate Disciple
How Do I Gain Deeper Personal Knowledge of God
When in the intensity of its love for God the intellect goes out of itself, then it has no sense of itself or of any created thing. For when it is illumined by the infinite light of God, it becomes insensible to everything made by Him, just as the eye becomes insensible to the stars when the sun rises.. St. Maximus the Confessor
“When the Storms Come: A Life Rooted in Jesus”
Mt 11:25-30
At that time Jesus said in reply, “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.
All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”
Grace Prayed For
The grace of childlike trust—the ability to surrender completely to Jesus, resting in his love and finding peace in his presence.
Reflection
Imagine Jesus standing before you, his arms open, his voice filled with gentleness. He sees the weight you carry—the burdens of expectation, the wounds of the past, the struggles of the present. He does not ask you to fix yourself before coming to him. He simply says, “Come to me.”
This is the invitation of a God who does not demand but beckons. A God whose heart overflows with love, who desires to hold you close and share with you the very intimacy he has with the Father. In the Trinity, there is no striving, no anxious toil—only perfect love, given and received. Jesus longs for you to enter into this rest, not just for a moment, but as a way of life.
To be childlike is not to be naïve, but to trust completely—to rest in the arms of the One who knows you. It is in this trust that we begin to experience the depth of Jesus’ promise: a yoke that is easy, a burden that is light. He does not remove all suffering, but he carries it with us, transforming even our heaviest crosses into places of grace.
Will you let him carry you? Will you surrender the weight of your own strength and fall into his? In doing so, you will not only find rest but will be drawn into the very life of the Trinity—a love so vast, so complete, that in it, all burdens are made light.
Growing in Intimacy/Union with Jesus
Jesus invites us into a relationship that is not based on performance but on trust. The more we surrender to him, the more we come to know him—not as a distant Lord, but as a friend, a brother, and the One who carries us. When we accept his yoke, we walk beside him, learning the rhythms of his heart, and entering into the love he shares with the Father.
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Sharing
Jesus last words on Earth were to his disciples, can be found in Matthew Chap 28 when Jesus told his disciples, “Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Jesus calls all of us to share in his redemptive mission here on Earth. I would ask you to share this Scripture reflection with your family, your friends and your acquaintances, and then share it with a couple of individuals that you may may not be comfortable sharing with, keeping in mind always the words of Jesus, And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age
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