Notebook 9 True Life in God 41 beloved ones; let Me uproot all your iniquities, casting them away and sow in you My seed of Peace and Love; let Me purify you; Vassula, do no more, I will continue later on; do not forget My Presence; remember, always, us, we; I will remember. I will try, Lord. let us go; Let us. (Continuation:) come and get to know Me, I am not beyond reach; we walk side by side, you live in Me and I in you; we are never parted, never; come and derive from My Infinite Goodness and let your inclemency dissolve in My Purity; O daughter, in spite of having many of My beloved children made holy by Baptism there are only very few who know Me as I am; they forget to look upon Me as a loving Father, many of them leave Me, thinking that I am beyond reach; many of them think of Me in their own manner, attributing permanent feelings of despicable inclinations; some think of Me only in fear others doubt of My Infinite Love; 1 (Here I was interrupted: the photograph I ordered of the ‘Holy Shroud’ arrived. I contemplated it and came back to writing while I was looking at it.) remember, I am still suffering; Vassula, how embittered I am; why, why are so many of My sheep scattered; look at them, was it in vain My sacrifice; daughter, how displeased I am, how utterly shattered My Soul is; I suffer; feed My sheep; weary not of writing; 1This message continues on March 18, 1987. No, Lord, I will not weary. I will give you the Strength you need; come, let us work; let us continue; I am your Teacher; fill Me with joy and do not forget My Presence; Vassula, you felt my Presence; indeed, I was sitting at the corner of your bed; let Me edit2what I wrote; “it is I, Jesus, I am sitting now, but at this very instant I will arise since you too will arise;” (He hardly finished writing when the door knocked urgently and I jumped up. I stood there quite perplexed. Jesus was emphasising His Presence to me that evening very much. It was so much (like some other times) that I took a piece of paper to check and he wrote the above paragraph. (At the door was my bearer telling me something.)) I love you; weary not writing; giving Me this freedom3 is what I desire; Jesus, You are Wonderful! be always cheerful when I am cheerful; follow Me; you will grieve Me if you forget My Presence; never forget My Presence, never! But Lord, it is difficult, sometimes I have to drive my car, I have to concentrate on the road, I converse with friends on trivial subjects, I help my son in his homework, so how could I constantly have Your Presence in my mind, it’s almost impossible! Vassula, My flower, when you are in that way you only have to remember the virtues, by being humble, devout, gentle, graceful, truthful, loving; yes, being 2 Jesus uses my language; for we know from St Teresa of Avila that ‘God adapts Himself’ to His chosen one’s language. 3Of using me.
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