Beauty in the Struggle

[THEME MUSIC]

[FRIEND OF MEDJUGORJE]

Here we are on the 25^th. It’s always a great gift. It’s surreal. How many times we’ve waited for the message to see what She was going to say?

 

When will be the last 25^th, that shortly after that, will be the announcement of the first secret being released?

 

Everything is growing. Everything that’s happening right now is a struggle. Everybody’s suffering. A lot of people have fear. In the situation of the world, it can understand that

 

March 18, 2018, Our Lady said,

 

“…My children, I had the strength of faith and boundless trust in God’s love…”

 

Why does She say that? Because, before that, She says, about Her and what She had to go through. She says,

 

“…though pain and sufferings pierced my heart…”

 

And of course, She’s talking about Her Son would be crucified.

 

Later in this same message, She says,

 

“…My children, your battle is difficult. It will be even more difficult, but you follow my example. Pray for the strength of faith…I am with you. I am manifesting myself to you. [And] I am encouraging you…I am caressing your souls…”

 

We can pity ourselves. We can feel sorry for ourselves. But if we match ourself to Jesus, we have no room to do that.

 

But now we have a Being coming from Heaven telling us of Her pain and suffering that pierced Her Heart.

 

Our Lady experienced more trouble than any other human ever.

 

You could say, “What about Jesus?” Well, He was divine.

 

You might be walking down a road that is difficult in life right now. There is a road that’s been through hell, and She—Our Lady—has been down it.

 

That road is Via Dolorosa.

 

Our Lady’s teaching us the way to stay close to Her. Follow Her witness.

 

Our Lady is so positive because She’s teaching us that there’s beauty in the struggle.

 

Struggling purifies, strengthens your faith, because in struggle, we have to trust in God’s Love.

 

And what comes from that? The message that I’ve already quoted from, March 18, 2018, Our Lady says,

 

“…Every pain has its end and then life in freedom…”

 

How does pain bring freedom? That’s the beauty of the struggle.

 

[SONG]

She’s as real as it gets, and there ain’t no way around it. There’s a road that’s been through hell, and she’s been down it. She’s been mistreated. She’s been lied to. She’s seen her share of struggle. But that girl, she’s the beauty in the struggle.

 

‘Cause she ain’t all about herself. She’s that diamond that you find when you’ve been left behind, you’re sifting through the rubble. Yeah, that girl, she’s the beauty in the struggle.

 

She carried a weight that most could never handle. Picking up the pieces of a heart that’s been dismantled. She’s a good friend. She’s a fighter. She’s watched her whole world crumble. But that girl, she’s the beauty in the struggle.

 

‘Cause she ain’t all about herself. She’s that diamond that you find when you’ve been left behind, you’re sifting through the rubble. Yeah, that girl, she’s the beauty in the struggle.

 

She ain’t all about herself. She’s that diamond that you find when you’ve been left behind, you’re sifting through that rubble. Yeah, that girl, she’s the beauty in the struggle.

 

She’s the beauty in the struggle.

 

[FRIEND OF MEDJUGORJE]

January 2, 2008. Our Lady says,

 

“…As a mother fights for her children, I pray for you and [I] fight for you…”

 

The song said,

 

“She’s a good friend. She’s a fighter. She’s watched her whole world crumble.”

 

Is this not what we’re seeing now? The whole world’s falling apart? 2011, She said that? (September 2, 2011) And we see it! She gave the prophecy. Now, it’s in our midst. And She’s fighting for you.

 

She spoke words to us today. Simple words that the intellectual people, “This is just saying the same thing for forty years.”

 

No it’s not, people. This is a new message with a new meaning, with more power, combined with all the other messages for the last forty years. It defines something new now, if you pray, if you do what the message says. It speaks to you.

 

It’s a new language from Heaven. We’ve talked about this. We break open the messages for you, through our life. And by living the messages, you can see things nobody else can see, because they speak to you. They are profound.

 

Pay attention to this message today, not just every word, but every letter.

 

The Scriptures, to the Jews, believed that every letter and every word has meaning.

 

These words are a preface for the Bible. I was saying that 25 years ago, maybe 30 years ago. Because modern man does not relate to the Scriptures, and God had to send Our Lady to come to give a new way to communicate to help us see and understand the Scriptures, through Her messages.

 

Here are some words you’re about to hear. It’s a preparation for you, for me, and for people ten years from now and to the day that Jesus comes back. These messages are going to be read and studied in preparation for the Second Coming.

 

[COC]

Our Lady Queen of Peace of Medjugorje’s July 25, 2022 monthly message to the world:

 

“Dear children! I am with you to lead you on the way of conversion, because, little children, with your lives you can draw many souls closer to my Son. You be joyful witnesses of God’s word and love, and with hope in the heart which conquers every evil. Forgive those who inflict evil on you, and go on the way of holiness. I am leading you to my Son, for Him to be the way, the truth and the life for you. Thank you for having responded to my call.”

 

[FRIEND OF MEDJUGORJE]

This being the 25^th of the month, we all look for the message.

 

But there’s something coming up seven days from now that’s very, very big, very important.

 

It’s a struggle.

 

It’s a battle.

 

Seven days from today will be August 2^nd, the end of the 40^th Anniversary, which will be August 2, 1981. It closes the 40^th Anniversary. And that’s when Marija was called, at two o’clock in the morning, to go out to the Gumno.

 

Our Lady says,

 

“All of you together go to the meadow at [the] Gumno…”

 

And of course, that’s where they separated the wheat from the chaff.

 

The message continues,

 

“…A great struggle is about to unfold. A struggle between my Son and satan. Human souls are at stake.”

 

You know how many people were there? Forty people.

 

And I’m going to let go of a secret that nobody knows about. I’ve wrote it in Ten Secrets. I haven’t released the book yet, and I didn’t want to tell you until you see it in the book. But Our Lady showed me something very, very profound.

 

So, I guess it’s appropriate, since seven days from now is the end of the 40^th Anniversary.

 

What I’m going to tell you is this:

 

I was writing in the book in Medjugorje a couple years ago. And I discovered that August 2^nd is forty days away from the first apparition.

 

Forty years.

 

Forty people.

 

Forty days.

 

Astounding! Our Lady has these secrets in what She’s doing.

 

You can’t just say that’s a coincidence, because Our Lady says there’s not any. She says, “…Nothing’s by chance…” (September 2, 2016) This is a map. This is a road in preparation for everything that’s coming.

 

A lot of people have fallen away from Medjugorje. They’re tired. They’re weak. Our Lady said,

 

April 25, 2015

“…pray to the Holy Spirit that He may transform you and fill you with His strength [and] faith and hope, so that you may be firm in this battle against evil…”

 

She preceded those words saying,

 

“…Your soul is restless because your spirit is weak and tired [of] all worldly things…”

 

We’re in a world today that’s very cloudy. Our Lady’s here to call us. She’s calling me. She’s calling you.

 

Our Lady is teaching us how to walk on water of a culture that is sinking.

 

It’s been said that there’s anybody in the world that can be contacted by five people. In other words, one person knows another one, and then by the third time, you can find them, but by the fifth, for sure, you can find them.

 

I’ve been with Marija hundreds of times of her apparitions. And when Our Lady first appears, I can see Marija’s eyes lock on Our Lady’s.

 

Our Lady’s one Person away, from Who? From God.

 

She’s looking into the eyes of Our Lady that literally was seeing God just before She appeared.

 

Think about that.

 

Here it is, the Holy Virgin Mary, in front of the throne of God. And in the next moment, She’s in front of Marija.

 

We don’t understand the profoundness of what’s taking place on the earth every day.

 

Today, man can find Heaven because She’s Our Lady. She forgives all our mistakes.

 

She wants us to embrace Medjugorje because its purpose is a sweet purification.

 

You have to go through the fire.

 

And being in the presence of Our Lady, or just being on your knees when She’s appearing on the earth, contemplate that. You can find, every day, Heaven in Her.

 

[SONG]

I’d rather drown with you than go it alone. I saw you walk on water. I was a sinking stone. I didn’t think I deserved you. I felt myself unwind. I never wanted to hurt you. I didn’t love you right.

 

But you leaving me made me learn how to pray. Every night I wasn’t next to you shook my faith. But then you called me on a cloudy Sunday.

 

I found my Heaven in you, coming back to your embrace. When I hold you and I close my eyes, I can see the pearly gates. And even after all the hell we’ve been through, I found my Heaven in you.

 

It’s not your job to fix me, but you did it anyway. You see the good in me through my misdeeds, forgive my mistakes.

 

But you leaving me made me learn how to pray. Every night I wasn’t next to you shook my faith. But then you called me on a cloudy Sunday.

 

I found my Heaven in you, coming back to your embrace. When I hold you and I close my eyes, I can see the pearly gates. And even after all the hell we’ve been through, I found my Heaven in you.

 

My Heaven, I found my Heaven in you. In the dark, I found my Heaven in you. Through the fire, I found my Heaven in you, my Heaven…

 

I’d rather drown with you than go it alone. I saw you walk on water. I was a sinking stone, a sinking stone…

 

I found my Heaven in you, coming back to your embrace. When I hold you and I close my eyes, I can see the pearly gates. And oh, and even after all the hell we’ve been through, I found my Heaven in you.

 

My Heaven, I found my Heaven in you. In the dark, I found my Heaven in you. Through the fire, I found my Heaven in you, my Heaven…

 

And even after all the hell we’ve been through, I found my Heaven in you.

 

[FRIEND OF MEDJUGORJE]

The song says,

 

“When I hold you and close my eyes, I can see the pearly gates.”

 

Often, I’ve seen Marija, when I’m right next to her in the apparition, that when Our Lady leaves, she follows Her up into Heaven, to the pearly gates. And Marija slowly closes her eyes, as if it’s painful.

 

It’s a beautiful thing, just what the song said,

 

“When I hold you and close my eyes…I’ve found my Heaven in you.”

 

You can have that. You can enter into deep prayer. You can experience those things. Our Lady wants you to. She’s got a new efficacy to give that to you.

 

But you have to embrace what She’s asking.

 

Our Lady said today,

 

“…little children, with your lives you can draw many souls closer to my Son. You be joyful witnesses of God’s word and love…”

 

Are you drawing souls closer to Her Son? “…You be joyful witnesses of God’s word…”

 

Before I read this message today, I was finishing something writings, and I was busy here and so many interruptions here at Caritas, I went to a coffee shop. A girl comes in, dressed half naked. These girls are dressing like trash now. It’s unbelievable. And I looked to my left, about four tables down. There was a lady there. I caught her looking, and we looked at each other. We both had a disgusting look on our faces.

 

The girl who was dressed very skimpy, she left the store. I got up and went and said to her, I says,

 

“I am disgusted with this. I’ve talked to guys. They’re also disgusted.”

 

And she says, “You know, you’re right. I’m just sick of this too. I can’t believe it.”

 

And we said a few short words.

 

So, I said, “I’ve got some materials I can tell you about some of this stuff.”

 

I went back to sit at my table to finish my work, and it was probably about thirty-forty minutes later, I thought maybe she would leave. So, I brough my stuff—material—over there. I had some of my writings with me. I started discussing what I do, and I talked about the Cross that we made up on the mountain, and I introduced her to Our Lady.

 

She says she’s Protestant, non-denominational. It wasn’t difficult for me to talk to her. Not knowing the message that came in today where She says,

 

“…with your lives you can draw many souls closer to my Son. You be joyful witnesses of God’s word and love, and with hope in…heart…”

 

I started explaining to her Our Lady. She didn’t understand anything about it. I went through the apparitions from Fatima, Guadalupe.

 

We talked over an hour. I didn’t have the time to do that. We got into a deep conversation, and I was telling her all about Our Lady, what She’s here for, that women are in trouble, and look how they’re dressing now. And she was hanging on to every word.

 

She got a pen and paper and started writing down what I said. She said, “This is beautiful.” I was telling her why Our Lady was here and what’s going on, what’s happening.

 

She says, “Well, I want to come to that Cross. I want to bring my church family up there.”

 

And she went into some things that I don’t want to discuss with you. She was fascinated when I was telling her about the Woman of Revelation 12 and Genesis 3:15, crushing the head of the serpent, writing down the verses. And grace was abounding for her.

 

There’s a lot I could tell you about that, and this is typical what I do.

 

Our Lady says, “…Be ready…” (April 2, 2010) She relays to me that we were supposed to meet.

 

She says, “How do I pray to Our Lady?” And she said she didn’t know Her.

 

I said, “You don’t know me. We’ve been talking for over an hour. You do the same thing with Her. Just start talking to Her.”

 

She was drinking every word.

 

And then she began to fighting tears. She was deeply moved, and the tears started coming down her face. Our Lady was doing something with her, enough tears where she had to get her hands and wipe off the tears off her face.

 

“…with your lives you can draw many souls closer to my Son…be joyful witnesses of God’s word and love, and…hope in the heart…”

 

Are you doing that? Are you looking for an opportunity? Are you ready for that? That’s what we’re supposed to be doing. Almost every time I go out, I’m introducing people to Our Lady. It’s not hard to do. You’ve got to be in prayer. You’ve got to fast. You’ve got to sacrifice. Our Lady is in people’s heart that they didn’t even know they’re looking for her.

 

I’m going to Medjugorje in October. We’re going to take a large group. And this person, this Protestant, is going to Medjugorje.

 

She relayed something about this meeting we had. And I didn’t have time to talk to her. When Our Lady puts you in this situation, you have to go with it.

 

And this isn’t rare. People think they’ve got to tippy-toe.

 

The Mother of God’s appearing on the earth! Don’t tippy-toe about it, even if they reject it. When the Secrets are going to happen, they’ll say, “Oh, I remember this so-and-so, somebody, this person told me about this Virgin Mary stuff.”

 

Quit being tippy-toe. The Mother of God is here to save the world. So, you always have to be ready. You don’t need to be shy.

 

So many people…There’s people in Medjugorje that’s gone through conversion that has slammed the door to Our Lady and to God Himself. They’re selfish. Conversion tears you apart, and they want to be left alone. But they still want to go to Heaven.

 

I had a priest said, “I’ve been to Medjugorje.”

 

I said, “Are you still following it?”

 

He said, “No.”

 

I said, “Why?”

 

He said because he didn’t want to fast.

 

That’s a priest!

 

That’s selfishness.

 

But Jesus is not going leave you alone. But He can’t die for you again.

 

So, what is Jesus going to do with people like this? And we’re talking about many Christians who have locked that door.

 

So, what does He do?

 

He sends Mary, His Mother, the Virgin Mary, the Queen of Peace, to lead even the bad ones to conversion.

 

Freshly today, She says,

 

“…I am with you to lead you on the way of conversion…”

 

She wants you to be an angel.

 

[SONG]

I don’t talk to God like you always tell me I should. I don’t live my life every day like you prayed that I would. Yeah, I’m a mess of a man with lessons to learn. You’re the last thing on earth I deserve.

 

You should’ve of slammed the door, changed the lock, and said “Adios” to my selfish heart, tore it apart, and left me alone. Don’t know why you were patient and wasted good saving on me. Maybe angels don’t always have wings.

 

I ain’t that type of guy that miracles wake up next to. For too long, I didn’t know what I had, but these days I do. If I make it to Heaven, it’ll be by…But one look at you, and I’m there.

 

You should’ve of slammed the door, changed the lock, and said “Adios” to my selfish heart, tore it apart, and left me alone. Don’t know why you were patient and wasted good saving on me. Maybe angels don’t always have wings,

 

And haloes. But hey, what do I know? ‘Cause dang near drug one through hell.

 

But you should’ve of slammed the door, changed the lock, and said “Adios” to my selfish heart, tore it apart, and left me alone. Don’t know why you were patient and wasted good saving on me. Oh, now I believe, maybe angels don’t always have wings.

 

Mmm. They don’t always have wings.

 

[FRIEND OF MEDJUGORJE]

December 25, 2016

“…Heaven is with you and is fighting for peace in your hearts, in the families and in the world…”

 

This is a fight. This is a battle. This is a struggle. And beauty comes out of that. God wants you to defeat egoism.

 

August 2, 2016

“…He (Jesus) is seeking of you to battle within…egoism, judgement and human weaknesses. Therefore, as a mother, I am saying: pray; because prayer gives you strength for the interior battle…”

 

It’s a fight. It’s a struggle. But beauty comes from that.

 

Our Lady said something very profound today.

 

“…be joyful witnesses of God’s word and love, and with hope in the heart which conquers…evil…”

 

And then, She says this:

 

“…Forgive those who inflict evil on you, and go on the way of holiness…”

 

Our Lady said that message, “…Forgive…” You have to do that. You know, if you refuse to forgive, for others, for whatever’s happened to you, or what you think, you know what happens to you?

 

You go to hell.

 

Why?

 

Because Jesus died for you, and He forgave all your sins, and if you don’t forgive others, at your judgment, you will not be forgiven. And the sentence you have is eternal fire for eternity. Because you chose to refuse to forgive, you will not be forgiven.

 

That’s scary stuff.

 

There’s people go to their death, and they’re not going to forgive.

 

On January 2, 2018, Our Lady says,

 

“…My Son said to you to forgive and to love each other…”

 

Our Lady adds to that,

 

“…I know that this is not always easy…”

 

And She adds,

 

“…you must sincerely and truly forgive and love…”

 

Today, I heard a clip of something that’s happening in Alabama. I haven’t heard the message today when I heard this when I’m coming back to Caritas. I heard this clip.

 

I want you to listen to it. You’re going to hear something incredible about forgiveness, what God expects. There is laws, and God sentenced for His own Son, taking the sins over the world, God would only forgive those sins by capital punishment.

 

You’ve probably never heard that before. I reasoned out this a long time ago.

 

Society has to protect itself. But at the same time, there has to be forgiveness.

 

So, it’s just as I heard this at the coffee shop conversation relating to the message, to be a joyful witness of God and speak about Our Lady, basically. And here’s something else connected to the message that comes out today.’

 

Listen to the clip.

 

[CLIP]

[REPORTER]

Joe Nathan James, Jr. was convicted of the 1994 killing of his former girlfriend, Faith Hall. But now, the victim’s family, talking with WBRC tonight about why they do not want the execution to happen.

 

[WOMAN]

Taking his life would not bring my mother back. Everyone is saying, “Y’all are getting justice. Y’all are getting justice.” This is not justice. This is just another family going through a loss like we did.

 

[REPORTER]

Teralyn Hall, Helvitas Hall, and Tony Melton are the daughters and brother of Faith Hall.

 

[TONY MELTON]

My sister, their mother, was a wonderful woman. Her spirit still lives on within all of us and her grandkids over there.

 

He took someone special from us, but we, we have forgave him.

 

[DAUGHTER]

I did have hatred in my heart for this man because you took my mother. But as I got older, became a mother myself, I had to realize that you can’t walk around with hatred in your heart.

 

[MAN]

It’s alright, baby. It’s alright. It’s going to be alright.

 

[DAUGHTER]

In order for me to live a prosperous life, I had to forgive.

 

[END CLIP]

[FRIEND OF MEDJUGORJE]

He’s going to be executed Thursday. They’re writing to the governor to get a reprieve from that and let him stay in prison the rest of his life.

 

All these things that come to me through my day, that I come back here, see the message,

 

“…Forgive those who inflict evil on you, and go on the way of holiness…”

 

You heard these people, what they just said. They’re walking holiness. They don’t want to have that in their heart.

 

Yes, society has to protect itself. But it’s a beautiful testimony. It’s not chance that I heard that today.

 

That is how active Our Lady in our life, if you want it. Unforgiveness will bring you damnation. This is serious, not because of complicated theological reasons, that Jesus has forgiven your sins, and you won’t for somebody else that’s wronged you?

 

We can all understand it’s very difficult for what happened in Texas and other places, Florida, all these shootings. It is difficult. Our Lady said that. It’s not easy, She says. (January 2, 2018) But you still have to forgive.

 

The book that I’ve been working for four and a half years, Has satan Pulled Another One on You?, when you read that book…And it’s coming to you now. It’s on the press. You’re going to be shocked.

 

How do we have empathy for those shooters? Our Lady says,

 

“…Forgive…who inflict evil on you…”

 

That’s today.

 

You just heard this clip.

 

These shooters, what’s happened to them? Do they feel their life where they disappear to everybody else? No one can hear them? The darkness that surrounds them? Broken people?

 

They’re alone. They’re crying out for help because dark is crashing on them.

 

These shooters are broken, and nobody sees it.

 

In their life, there’s no sun streaming into them. They are people in deep illusions, broken, lost, that need to be found.

 

I’m saying words right now that you can’t comprehend or understand. But when you read this book, you’ll be angry. You’ll have righteous anger, and it’s justified.

 

For this time, I’m telling you, this is the most important thing I’ve ever written. And it’s not just four and a half years writing it. It covers decades to this date.

 

These people, and I’m talking about shooters, are impoverished. Silencing their voice, they cry out against the evil in them.

 

The question is, will they be found?

 

This book exposes something that is going to bring light to this whole situation, and acted upon, can stop these shootings.

 

They just need to be found.

 

[SONG]

Have you ever felt like nobody was there? Have you ever felt forgotten in the middle of nowhere? Have you ever felt like you could disappear? Like you could fall down, and no one would hear?

 

Well, let that lonely feeling wash away. Maybe there’s a reason to believe you’ll be okay. ‘Cause when you don’t feel strong enough to stand, you can reach out, reach out your hand.

 

And oh, someone will come running, and I know, to take you home.

 

Even when the dark comes crashing through, when you need a friend to carry you, when you’re broken on the ground, you will be found. So, let the sun come streaming in, ‘cause you’ll reach up and you’ll rise again. Lift your head and look around. You will be found. You will be found.

 

There’s a place where we don’t have to feel unknown, and every time that you call out, you’re a little less alone. If you only say the word, from across the silence, your voice is heard.

 

No, someone will come running, and I know, will take you home.

 

Even when the dark comes crashing through, when you need a friend to carry you, when you’re broken on the ground, you will be found. So, let the sun come streaming in, ‘cause you’ll reach up and you’ll rise again. If you only look around, you will be found. You will be found.

 

Even when the dark comes crashing through and you need a friend to carry you, when you’re broken on the ground, you will be found.

 

[FRIEND OF MEDJUGORJE]

I’m going to say something to you that you won’t understand until after you read the book, and you will agree with me.

 

The shooters are victims.

 

Don’t be upset with me.

 

You’ll find out.

 

You will be found and understand why all this is happening.

 

Be praying for wisdom from God to see what satan has done to cause so much problems in our youth today. And it’s got to end.

 

And the book is the medicine to end it.

 

We wish you Our Lady. We love you. Good night.

 

[THEME MUSIC]

[ANNOUNCER]

This ends the Radio WAVE broadcast with a Friend of Medjugorje. These broadcasts are available as CDs which are sent directly to your doorstep on a monthly subscription. For information, contact Caritas in the U.S. at 205-672-2000.