Bearing Good Fruit

A million thank you's would never come close to expressing the love and gratitude I have for Anne a lay apostle and the Lay Apostolate of Jesus Christ the Returning King. To be honest, prior to seeing Anne speak in Clearwater, Florida in 2006, I really didn't know the stories of all the visionaries God has blessed our Church with over the years.  I knew nothing of the miracles at Fatima or Medjugorje. Or of the torture, sickness and suffering the young people endured (and still endure in Medjugorje) all for the Blessed Mother and her Son. This apostolate is a rescue mission for souls.  God wants all His children back in His Kingdom and to know His deep love for us. He is calling us to a close and intimate relationship with Him. Jesus and all of heaven have one goal: to save all souls. This mission is a call to holiness. The Lord, through the Volumes, is speaking to us in our times, and with words we understand and relate to. The fruits of this mission are countless and in every corner of the world.  All because a wife and mother of six said "yes" to Jesus.  

Reading todays Gospel (Matthew 7:15-20) immediately reminded me of this mission and how thankful I am Jesus, through Anne, lifted the veil from my eyes:

Jesus said to his disciples: "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves. By their fruits you will know them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. So by their fruits you will know them."

Instead of taking a quote from one of the Volumes or books today, I want to provide a link to the history of how this mission started and who Anne is:

http://www.directionforourtimes.org/about/history-of-mission/ 

Lay apostles, give someone a Volume today.  If you don't have the physical book, send them the link to the website where they can download them for free. (http://directionforourtimes.com/library/english/) Change someone's life today by giving them Jesus just as my dearest friends Joyce and Paul did for me six years ago.  Because of them, I am forever a Lay Apostle of Jesus Christ the Returning King. 

Thank you, Lord, for leading me to this apostolate.  Your life-changing words through Anne have made me who I am today . . . Your obedient (and far from perfect!) servant.

God bless,

Bonnie

P.S.  Don't forget the Fortnight for Freedom prayer:

O GOD OUR CREATOR,

from your provident hand we have received

our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 

You have called us as your people and given us

the right and the duty to worship you, the only true God,

and your Son, Jesus Christ.

Through the power and working of your Holy Spirit, 

you call us to live out our faith in the midst of the world,

bringing the light and the saving truth of the Gospel 

to every corner of society.

We ask you to bless us

in our vigilance for the gift of religious liberty.

Give us the strength of mind and heart

to readily defend our freedoms when they are threatened;

give us courage in making our voices heard

on behalf of the rights of your Church 

and the freedom of conscience of all people of faith.

Grant, we pray, O heavenly Father,

a clear and united voice to all your sons and daughters 

gathered in your Church

in this decisive hour in the history of our nation,

so that, with every trial withstood

and every danger overcome—

for the sake of our children, our grandchildren, 

and all who come after us—

this great land will always be “one nation, under God, 

indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.