So do not be afraid

Notes of meeting on 12 November 2019

Philippians 3

To write the same things to you is not troublesome to me, and for you it is a safeguard.

² Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of those who mutilate the flesh! ³ For it is we who are the circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and boast in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh— ⁴ even though I, too, have reason for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: ⁵ circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; ⁶ as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. ⁷ Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. ⁸ More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ ⁹ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. ¹⁰ I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, ¹¹ if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. ¹² Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my  own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. ¹³ Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, ¹⁴ I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ Let those of us then who are mature be of the same mind; and if you think differently about anything, this too God will reveal to you. ¹⁶ Only let us hold fast to what we have attained. ¹⁷ Brothers and sisters,join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us. ¹⁸ For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears. ¹⁹ Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things. ²⁰ But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. ²¹ He will transform the body of our humiliation that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also enables him to make all things subject to himself.

Matthew 10 v 26-33

²⁶ “So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. ²⁷ What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. ²⁸ Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. ²⁹ Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. ³⁰ And even the hairs of your head are all counted. ³¹ So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. ³² “Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; ³³ but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven.

Do not let your hearts be troubled

Notes of meeting on 20 June 2017

Picture of a fishing boat making haste to its destination. In the boat was Our Blessed Mother surrounded by her faithful children. The boat was being pursued by many faster boats with horrible names on them such as Greed, Blasphemy, Hatred, Pride etc. The occupants of these boats were desperate to stop Our Blessed Mother and her children reaching their goal.
Our Blessed Mother and her children started to pray the Rosary. In the distance cut off from Our Blessed Mother's boat could be seen little rowing boats and craft of all kinds they had been separated from Our Blessed Mother's boat.
So intent on destroying Our Blessed Mother's Boat were those in the evil craft that they did not see the dangerous rocks ahead.
Our Blessed Mother's boat glided on to the beach in safety and she led her children up a small hill. There all started to praise and thank God for the safe arrival.
The Holy Spirit came down on Our Mother and her children and the Light of Heaven was reflected upon those other creatures. The Light was so intense they could not see and staggered into the sea and were no more. The little flotilla of boats and rafts followed the Light and came to land safely on the shore. These occupants some for the first time in their lives thanked God for deliverance and joined the others praising and singing.
Our Blessed Mother says:
" My children when all around you seems lost look to your Heavenly Father with trust and hope and by prayer and the Sacrifice of my Son Jesus what seems to be adversity and tragedy can become with the power of the Holy Spirit opportunities for the Kingdom.
My children pray for those who don't know Love that they may be conquered by the Holy Spirit and led to conversion to the Heart of my Son Jesus.
I give you my Maternal Blessing, Mary."

Mary and the boat represents the Church on its journey through time to our promised home in heaven. The journey is not for us as individuals or for the Church as a whole 'easy sailing' there are danger difficulties, persecutions and hardships along the way. But the Eternal God is faithful and will lead us as individuals and a Church to our Heavenly Home.

Mark 13 v 3 - 12
³ As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately, ⁴ ‘Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?’
⁵ Jesus said to them: ‘Watch out that no one deceives you. ⁶ Many will come in my name, claiming, “I am he,” and will deceive many. ⁷ When you hear of wars and rumours of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. ⁸ Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth-pains.
⁹ ‘You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. ¹⁰ And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. ¹¹ Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
¹² ‘Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. ¹³ Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.

John 14 v 1-4
14 ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. ² My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? ³ And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. ⁴ You know the way to the place where I am going.’

The littlest movement of our hearts toward God gives Him great pleasure.

Do not be afraid for I am with you

Notes of meeting on 15 November 2016

Picture of Our Lady, emanating from her was a gentle light. This light was easy on our eyes as though adorning and enwrapping us in here motherliness.
She said "My little ones, if you continually look at my Son Jesus in His Passion, you will learn to open your hearts fully and so your capacity to love will grow. Your hearts so full of love for my Son Jesus will be so disposed as to pray for all those my Son's Heart clamours for; the lost and stolen that Satan has procured.
Open your hearts to pray those who seem evil, that the spark of goodness which the Father plants in every soul will be fanned into flame for my Son Jesus, then once more they will belong in the sheepfold of my Son's Heart and all of Heaven will rejoice!
My dear ones open your hearts and use your willingness and prayers to follow Jesus, all these things will be used to build up the Kingdom in ways not seen or known before, and Satan's power over your lives will dissipate and finally disappear.
Little group he will never hurt you because I your Mother will stand at your side at all times interceding. So pray, make sacrifice and all will be accomplished and Jesus with Heaven will be so joyful.
I bless you with my maternal blessing.
Mary"


John 12 v 44 - 50
⁴⁴ Jesus declared publicly: Whoever believes in me believes not in me but in the one who sent me,
⁴⁵ and whoever sees me, sees the one who sent me.
⁴⁶ I have come into the world as light, to prevent anyone who believes in me from staying in the dark any more.
⁴⁷ If anyone hears my words and does not keep them faithfully, it is not I who shall judge such a person, since I have come not to judge the world, but to save the world:
⁴⁸ anyone who rejects me and refuses my words has his judge already: the word itself that I have spoken will be his judge on the last day.
⁴⁹ For I have not spoken of my own accord; but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and what to speak,
⁵⁰ and I know that his commands mean eternal life. And therefore what the Father has told me is what I speak.

Isaiah 41 v 10
¹⁰ do not be afraid, for I am with you; do not be alarmed, for I am your God. I give you strength, truly I help you, truly I hold you firm with my saving right hand.

Do not let your hearts be troubled

Notes of meeting on 20 October 2015

Picture of Jesus visiting us in a special way. We had all prepared, cleaning and getting everything in order. There was much anticipation but also a little apprehension; feelings such as "are we doing enough?" and the fear "does he want more?" "can I give it?"
Our Mother Mary came too and they spoke together and Jesus nodded in acquiescence.
Jesus looked at each person individually and as he looked at each of us in our turn the fear dropped away. His loving smile and gentleness gave us courage. He looked deep into our hearts and He could see pockets of real love and goodness but also fear and dryness.
He breathed His life, His love, his goodness and His Joy into each heart.
Our Mother was swaying from side to side in utter joy, clapping her small hands till all of us felt this perfect joy as though the joy of heaven had been placed as a gift  in our hearts for our benefit and for those we came into contact with.
Jesus says: " My dear little flock, serve your God in joy, feel the lightness of My yoke, together we will work miracles through prayer and perseverance. Do not fear but ask as your Mother did and I will give it willingly. I love you with an everlasting love that shall never diminish. You give Me joy. Your Jesus."


Jesus loves us and call us not to be afraid.


John 14 v1 - 14
¹ Do not let your hearts be troubled. You trust in God, trust also in me.
² In my Father's house there are many places to live in; otherwise I would have told you. I am going now to prepare a place for you,
³ and after I have gone and prepared you a place, I shall return to take you to myself, so that you may be with me where I am.
⁴ You know the way to the place where I am going.
⁵ Thomas said, 'Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?'
⁶ Jesus said: I am the Way; I am Truth and Life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
⁷ If you know me, you will know my Father too. From this moment you know him and have seen him.
⁸ Philip said, 'Lord, show us the Father and then we shall be satisfied.' Jesus said to him,
⁹ 'Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? 'Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father, so how can you say, "Show us the Father"?
¹⁰ Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? What I say to you I do not speak of my own accord: it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his works.
¹¹ You must believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe it on the evidence of these works.
¹² In all truth I tell you, whoever believes in me will perform the same works as I do myself, and will perform even greater works, because I am going to the Father.
¹³ Whatever you ask in my name I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
¹⁴ If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.


John 15 v 11-17
¹¹ I have told you this so that my own joy may be in you and your joy be complete.
¹² This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you.
¹³ No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends.
¹⁴ You are my friends, if you do what I command you.
¹⁵ I shall no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know the master's business; I call you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father.
¹⁶ You did not choose me, no, I chose you; and I commissioned you to go out and to bear fruit, fruit that will last; so that the Father will give you anything you ask him in my name.
¹⁷ My command to you is to love one another.


John 6 v 44-51
⁴⁴ 'No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me, and I will raise that person up on the last day.
⁴⁵ It is written in the prophets: They will all be taught by God; everyone who has listened to the Father, and learnt from him, comes to me.
⁴⁶ Not that anybody has seen the Father, except him who has his being from God: he has seen the Father.
⁴⁷ In all truth I tell you, everyone who believes has eternal life.
⁴⁸ I am the bread of life.
⁴⁹ Your fathers ate manna in the desert and they are dead;
⁵⁰ but this is the bread which comes down from heaven, so that a person may eat it and not die.
⁵¹ I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world.'

Do not be afraid

Notes from meeting on 22 September 2015

My people, my beloved people.
Do not be afraid, do not fear.
Trust in me.
I am one who loves, uplifts, guides and inspires you.
Keep your confidence.

Philippians 4 v 4 - 9
⁴ Always be joyful, then, in the Lord; I repeat, be joyful.
⁵ Let your good sense be obvious to everybody. The Lord is near.
⁶ Never worry about anything; but tell God all your desires of every kind in prayer and petition shot through with gratitude,
⁷ and the peace of God which is beyond our understanding will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
⁸ Finally, brothers, let your minds be filled with everything that is true, everything that is honourable, everything that is upright and pure, everything that we love and admire -- with whatever is good and praiseworthy.
⁹ Keep doing everything you learnt from me and were told by me and have heard or seen me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.


Luke 8 v 19-21
¹⁹ His mother and his brothers came looking for him, but they could not get to him because of the crowd.
²⁰ He was told, 'Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to see you.'
²¹ But he said in answer, 'My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and put it into practice.'


See link below for a reflection from 'Bible Alive' on this passage:
http://www.alivepublishing.co.uk/2015/09/tuesday-22-september/