Lenten Thoughts – 4 April – Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent, Year C
I Am With You
By Fr John Woolley 1928-2008
A Missionary of God’s Word
“For the sake of My sheep
I surrender My life”
John 10:15
My child, let it be your privilege, each day, to dwell upon My sacrifice – made for the whole world.
In My suffering love upon the Cross, you see a continuing process….the unrequited love which pursues My children – yearning for the slightest response and profoundly grateful, when one of those children surrenders his or her life to Me.
On the Cross, you see My heart of love crushed, for the moment, by the force of evil which darkens this universe. Then you see the bursting forth again of love’s power … In my Father’s victory, this power, in its submission and its patience, can change permanently, any human situation.
Although you are conscious of being unworthy of that love, be sure that the pain of rejections is made so much less by even the simplest, imperfect dependence upon Myself.
Here, at the Cross, give Me your heart, anew, everyday!
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A departure for me – Fr John Woolley was an Anglican Minister in Chester, England. His most famous work “I Am With You” is widely regarded and is filled with his reflections which he called “heart whispers from God.”
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