Tuesday, June 24, 2014

A Christian does not announce himself ...



Christ is the important one.

"A Christian does not announce himself; he proclaims another, prepares the way for another: the Lord. A Christian must know how to discern, must know how to discern the truth from what seems to be the truth but is not there - a man of discernment. And a Christian must be a man who knows how to lower himself that the Lord may grow, in the heart and soul of others." - Pope Francis on the Nativity of John the Baptist


It seems to me this is the purpose of 'messages from Heaven' as well - to prepare the way of the Lord.


Art: Illumination, Nativity of John the Baptist. 

2 comments:

  1. “It seems to me this is the purpose of 'messages from Heaven' as well - to prepare the way of the Lord.”

    Which could explain why the claimed apparition of Our Lady at Medjugorje first appeared on this day 33 years ago. :)

    Coincidently(?), the movie “Raiders of the Lost Ark” was premiered 12 days earlier (June 12, 1981)... Indiana Jones in search of the Ark of the Covenant! :)

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    1. I did think of that as well - the date of the first apparition - not Raiders. ;)

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