Jesus speaks of Peter and Judas, and of something more... YOU SHALL ALL STUMBLE ON ME CM-113 12-May-97 Jesus “This night you will be scandalized for it is written: I will strike the Shepherd and the sheep will be scattered”… Am I the stumbling block or is it that human beings themselves are their own stumbling blocks? Who falls blamelessly? On the other hand, I did tell My beloved Apostles that they would be scandalized, and I did not conceal the truth from them without a special reason of My own. The state of mind of those poor sinners and a clear sense of the reality corresponding to Me, were the reasons for telling them that because of Me, they would all be scandalized, all of them and even Peter as well as the traitor. Truly Peter and Judas were at opposite ends of the pole of what constitutes the stumbling block of creatures when it comes to Me. Peter, impetuous but not yet humble, and Judas, a contemptible lover of money and luxury; Peter, well-intentioned and Judas already enslaved by Satan. Peter’s stumbling block was his excessively high opinion of himself. Judas’ stumbling block was his contempt for the Holy Law, and in his love for everything contrary to My Will. Between those two poles of Peter and Judas, there lies a huge range of further obstacles, all issuing from the bad will of mankind or rather, from the esteem that roams through the human mind. All of you shall stumble on Me because all, some more and some less, must reach the point of having to choose between Me and the world; between Me and yourselves; between Me and your blood relations, and for some of you, between Me and the very people who represent Me, when the latter stray from My Will. The meaning that was clear in the words that I spoke to those who would have to suffer the pressures of the world for My sake, was not helpful in preserving the Apostles from their fears or their unfaithfulness as a group. It was an exact image of human frailty, so that no one in the future could boast of their achievements. Those who do not fall, should never become proud if they come to consider the examples mentioned in My Gospel. However, I am the first to excuse their sin; the first to be injured; the first to forgive; the first to embrace them again. I issue warnings, even threats if necessary, but it is Love and only Love that moves Me. It would be a pity for you if it were otherwise! It would be a pity for you, if My capture in the Garden had not taken place! I had to be taken prisoner, bound and beaten, and then insulted and offended by the crowd so that you would be freed from the hands of Satan, from his bonds and from all his evil perversity wherein he attempts to cause you to stumble and fall for eternity. I knew all that and more than that, I was to provide for you like a mother, and more than a mother who recognizes the dangers to her children. My poor, beloved Apostles! What a stormy night they experienced for My sake! But only one of them would do irreparable harm to Me, and that was the end for him. The others recovered quickly and washed their weaknesses with tears and sighs. Think often of that night of Mine and yours. You are still with Me during all the nights that My Church goes through, and I say again to you, that while the Shepherd is struck, you the sheep of My fold are in danger of being scattered. I do not leave you alone, as it happened with Peter and the others. You are with Me as I have promised you. I have not left you orphans, and you should know that well. If I renew My Passion among you, it is exclusively for your benefit, and you should not respond to My gifts as if they were punishments. “Follow Me,” I told you. Follow Me today if you see Me going to meet My enemies. You must not fear, because you love the Almighty One. Follow Me because beyond the row of My enemies, an inconceivable Love and reward awaits you. At that time at Gethsemane, I faced those henchmen alone, and I terrified them with a single word, even if after that I allowed them to take Me prisoner. Now I will make use of you precisely to terrify our enemies who hate Me more than they hate you because they know that I am the One who opposes their crimes. I will be beaten again in you who belong to Me, but you will not be scattered because I will give you an enormous abundance of Graces. Oh, beloved sheep! Future martyrs of My Church! Your names are already written in Heaven. Exult, oh Celestial Jerusalem! My Crown of Glory is about to be adorned with other gems. But remember, all of you! I have loved you; I do love you and I will love you!
Posted on: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:34:36 +0000
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