Compassion for the Afflicted

GOD'S LOVE AND AMAZING GRACE HEAL OUR BROKENNESS AND AFFLICTIONS

GRACE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST IS SUCH A WONDERFUL AND COMPASSIONATE GIFT FROM OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, AND GOD'S GIFT OF GRACE -- LOVING FORGIVENESS THOUGH JESUS -- IS VERY HEALING AND RESTORING TO THE BROKEN AND AFFLICTED. JESUS' LOVING AND COMPASSIONATE SACRIFICE OF HIS LIFE ON THE CROSS, WHERE HE CARRIED THE BURDEN OF OUR SINS (JUST LIKE HE CARRIES OUR BROKENNESS TODAY), WAS THE BEGINNING OF AN ETERNAL ERA OF GRACE FOR ALL OF HUMANITY. GOD'S GRACE -- AGAIN, LOVING FORGIVENESS THROUGH JESUS -- IS FOR EVERYONE TO ACCEPT AND RECEIVE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND OR STATUS. GOD'S GREAT GRACE IS THE SAME FOR THE RICH AS IT IS FOR THE POOR, BECAUSE EVERYONE NEEDS FORGIVENESS, COMPASSION AND HEALING. AND THE GIFT OF AMAZING GRACE IS ONE THAT CANNOT BE EARNED BUT ONLY CAN BE GIVEN AND ACCEPTED AND RECEIVED. AND ONE OF THE MANY AMAZING THINGS ABOUT GRACE IS THAT WE, TOO, CAN GIVE THE GIFT OF GRACE -- LOVING FORGIVENESS -- TO OTHER PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES. GRACE WAS ONE OF JESUS' GREAT TEACHINGS AND MISSIONS WHEN HE WALKED THE EARTH TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO. IN THE GOSPELS, JESUS TAUGHT US HOW TO LOVINGLY FORGIVE THE PEOPLE WHO HURT US AND LET US DOWN -- PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST AS BROKEN, IF NOT MORESO THAN, AS WE ARE. AND I AM HERE TODAY TO SAY THAT GRACE IS ONE OF THE MOST HEALING, REDEMPTIVE AND RESTORATIVE GIFTS WE CAN GIVE TO THE PEOPLE AROUND US, JUST LIKE OUR HEAVENLY FATHER'S UNCONDITIONAL, LOVING GIFT OF GRACE. WHEN WE GIVE THE GIFT OF GRACE -- LOVING FORGIVENESS -- IT HEALS BOTH OUR BROKEN HEARTS AND THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HURT US. THE GIFT OF AMAZING GRACE IS, INDEED, AMAZING AT OPENING UP HEARTS AND HEALING OUR BROKEN HEARTS BECAUSE WHEN WE EXTEND FORGIVENESS WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION IN OUR HEARTS, OUR HEARTS AND THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE AROUND US BEGIN TO HEAL. AND ONE OF THE MANY AMAZING THINGS ABOUT OUR HEAVENLY FATHER AND LORD JESUS IS THAT EVEN WHEN WE, AS HUMANS, CANNOT EXTEND GRACE TO THE HURTING AND BROKEN, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER AND LORD JESUS COMPASSIONATELY WILL EXTEND THEIR AMAZING GRACE TO EVERYONE WHO IS BROKEN AND IN NEED OF FORGIVENESS AND HEALING, AND WE ARE ALL BROKEN IN SOME WAY AND IN NEED OF THIS WONDERFUL, LOVING AND SACRIFICIAL GIFT. GOD'S GRACE THROUGH JESUS IS FOR EVERYONE, AND AMAZING GRACE IS THE MAIN PART OF GOD'S PLAN TO REDEEM AND RESTORE HUMANITY AND THE EARTH TO THE PEACEFUL AND LOVING AND COMPASSIONATE STATE THAT GOD ENVISIONS FOR US IN THE FUTURE. WE CAN BE THE MIDWIVES OF GOD'S LOVING VISION FOR THE WORLD BY EXTENDING, LIKE JESUS TAUGHT AND COMPASSIONATELY DID OVER AND OVER THROUGHOUT THE GOSPELS, THE GIFT OF GRACE TO THE PEOPLE AROUND US. AMAZING GRACE IS WORLD-CHANGING, REDEEMING AND HEALING FOR ALL WHO ACCEPT, RECEIVE AND OFFER THIS WONDERFUL GIFT. LOVE ALWAYS, DIANE

IF YOU ARE BROKEN-HEARTED AND AFFLICTED TODAY, PLEASE KNOW THAT JESUS IS WITH YOU

IF YOU ARE BROKEN-HEARTED AND AFFLICTED TODAY, PLEASE KNOW THAT JESUS IS WITH YOU AND FEELS, VERY COMPASSIONATELY AND LOVINGLY, WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH.  GOD OUR HEAVENLY FATHER SENT JESUS TO EARTH TO BE WITH US FOR THIS VERY REASON OF OUR HEART-BROKEN SITUATIONS AND OUR SUFFERING, AS WELL AS TO LOVINGLY FORGIVE US BY THE GIFT OF GRACE WITH WHAT JESUS DID ON THE CROSS.   JESUS IS CARRYING YOU IN HIS LOVING AND EVERLASTING ARMS TODAY, AND IMAGINE HIM GIVING YOU THE BIGGEST AND MOST LOVING AND COMPASSIONATE BEAR HUG TO COMFORT YOU.  JESUS FEELS YOUR PAIN AND SORROW AND HURT, AND HE AND OUR HEAVENLY FATHER CARE SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH AND THEY WANT TO COMFORT YOU AND CARE FOR YOU IN YOUR SORROW AND HURT.  THEY LOVE YOU SO MUCH -- MORE THAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW.  WHEN WE ARE BROKEN-HEARTED AND AFFLICTED, GOD OUR HEAVENLY FATHER AND LORD JESUS ARE VERY NEAR TO US AND HOLD US COMPASSIONATELY AND LOVINGLY IN THEIR ARMS.  AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE A LOVING AND COMPASSIONATE PLAN FOR HEALING AND RESTORATION OF OUR BROKEN HEARTS AND AFFLICTIONS.  JUST PRAY TO THEM AND KEEP TALKING TO THEM ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH, AND TRUST AND HAVE FAITH THAT THEY MOST DEFINITELY CARE AND HAVE GREAT CONCERN, COMPASSION AND LOVE FOR YOU -- BECAUSE YOU ARE, ALWAYS AND FOREVER, THEIR GREATLY LOVED AND BEAUTIFUL CHILD NO MATTER HOW BROKEN AND HURT YOU ARE FEELING RIGHT NOW AND NOTHING THAT HAPPENS WILL EVER CHANGE THAT AND THEIR GREAT AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND COMPASSION FOR YOU.  IN JESUS' COMPASSIONATE AND GLORIOUS AND HOLY NAME.   LOVE ALWAYS, DIANE 

JESUS' HEART BREAKS FOR THE AFFLICTED AND BROKEN, OUR HEARTS SHOULD, TOO

JESUS' HEART BREAKS FOR THE AFFLICTED AND BROKEN AND HE WANTS OUR HEART TO BREAK, TOO.  JESUS LOVES AND COMFORTS THE AFFLICTED AND BROKEN AND HE WANTS US TO LOVE AND COMFORT THEM, TOO.  THE HOLY SPIRIT ADVOCATES FOR AND COMFORTS THE AFFLICTED AND BROKEN AND GOD OUR HEAVENLY FATHER WANTS US TO ADVOCATE AND COMFORT AND CARE FOR THEM, TOO.  GOD OUR HEAVENLY FATHER AND LORD JESUS HAVE GREAT COMPASSION AND LOVE FOR THE AFFLICTED AND BROKEN AND THEY WANT US TO DEMONSTRATE GREAT COMPASSION AND LOVE FOR THEM, TOO.  THE BROKEN AND AFFLICTED ARE SOME OF THE MOST KINDEST, COMPASSIONATE AND LOVING PEOPLE AND THEY ARE VERY DEAR TO GOD OUR HEAVENLY FATHER AND LORD JESUS. THE BROKEN AND AFFLICTED DON'T DESERVE WHAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH AT ALL.  WHAT THEY DESERVE ARE COMPASSIONATE AND LOVING ADVOCATES AND CAREGIVERS WHO LOVE THEM AND CARE FOR THEM WITH GOD OUR HEAVENLY FATHER AND LORD JESUS' MIGHTY AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND COMPASSION. IN JESUS' COMPASSIONATE AND GLORIOUS AND HOLY NAME.  LOVE ALWAYS, DIANE

THE HOLY SPIRIT, SENT BY JESUS, IS AN ADVOCATE AND COMFORTER FOR THE BROKEN AND AFFLICTED

When you are baptized, you are baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit is the same Holy Spirit that moved upon the waters when God the Heavenly Father created the earth and the heavens.  The Holy Spirit is the same Holy Spirit that conceived Jesus in the womb of the virgin Mary two thousand years ago.   And the Holy Spirit is the same Holy Spirit that Jesus sent when He ascended into heaven, to fill his disciples and all who are baptized and who follow the Lord Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit who intercedes in us and moves in us to create love, justice and peace in the world in the name of Jesus and who also intercedes and advocates for us when we are broken and afflicted.  We are also moved by the Holy Spirit to have compassion on the broken and afflicted of this world and to advocate for them and seek justice and healing for them in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.   The Holy Spirit works through us to bring about healing, love, justice and peace throughout the world, all in the name of Jesus.   The Holy Spirit is also a compassionate comforter of the broken, afflicted and oppressed, with Jesus' great love and compassion.  LOVE ALWAYS, DIANE 

GOD'S VISION OF A BEAUTIFUL, PEACEFUL PLACE WHERE THE AFFLICTED AND BROKEN ARE MADE WHOLE, IN JESUS' NAME

God the Father in Heaven has been giving me a vision of a beautiful, peaceful place on this earth where the afflicted and broken can find refuge, peace, healing and wholeness, in the name of Jesus.  Above the entry door, are the words, COMPASSION FOR THE AFFLICTED AND BROKEN, and the entry leads to a beautiful, large sanctuary with a huge CROSS window facing the south and pouring in glorious light that floods the entire place.   There are lots of leafy plants, natural lighting, soft, comfortable chairs to rest in, murals on the walls with color-filled scenes from the OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, especially scenes from the GOSPELS of Jesus' birth, the many miraculous healings He performed, His crucifixion on the CROSS and His resurrection on EASTER.  There is gospel and passionate Christian worship music playing throughout the sanctuary at all times.  There is an amphitheatre where ministers can passionately preach God's Words of LOVE AND GRACE from the BIBLE and guests can listen while they rest.  There are skylights that open the sanctuary up to the stars and the glorious universe that God has made.  The entire place is run on solar and wind power.   And there is a humongous, beautiful garden outside the building, a walking trail and a playground for the children of guests.  The entire place is filled with compassionate, Jesus' loving people who have been trained to minister to and counsel and pray with the afflicted and broken people who come to the sanctuary in search of WHOLENESS, REDEMPTION and RESTORATION.    There are beautiful, peaceful  offices on the sides of the sanctuary for each of the ministers, counselors and prayer partners.  And there are comfortable, albeit small guest houses throughout the property where guests can stay for as long as a they need to stay and rest.  Each of those guest houses has a BIBLE, a prayer journal to write in, and soft, peaceful, restful decor.   There is a Christian library to the side of the sanctuary where people can read and borrow books by Christian authors and writers.   On the walls of the library, are selected Bible passages that inspire and encourage the guests.  There are also classrooms on the side of the sanctuary where guests and Christian teachers can meet to have Bible studies, discuss Christian books in community and participate in fellowship groups.  There is also a dining hall that features nutritious and wholesome food that fortifies and heals the body.   This is just the beginning of the vision that has been given to me, and I pray, in JESUS' GLORIOUS AND COMPASSIONATE AND HOLY NAME, that God provides the resources which brings this place (and even more places like it) into existence to serve the physical, mental and especially spiritual welfare and well-being of the broken and afflicted and to minister to their individual needs, again IN JESUS' NAME.  LOVE ALWAYS,  DIANE

THE BROKEN AND AFFLICTED NEED PEACEFUL WARRIOR ADVOCATES, LOVING PRAYERS, KIND, HOPE-FILLED WORDS AND COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY

The broken and afflicted have Jesus walking by their side and carrying them at all times, still we as Christians and Good Samaritans need to be compassionately there for them, too, with the loving heart of Jesus.  The broken and afflicted need peaceful advocates, kind, hope-filled words, loving prayers and compassionate community. They need compassionate people to tell them and remind them that they are deeply, passionately and unconditionally loved by God and Jesus at all times. They need kind-hearted people to demonstrate God and Jesus' love through hugs, gentleness, holding their hands, praying with the broken and afflicted, great acts of kindness, healthy nourishment, compassionate care-giving and fellowship.   They need ministers who share the Good News of what Jesus did on the cross for them and Jesus' great and constantly abiding love and care for them.   They need compassionate people to speak words of hope and encouragement to them, and they need beautiful, passionate, joyful Christian worship and gospel music that also encourages and inspires them in their journey back to wholeness and tells the story of Jesus.  They need peaceful advocates who will plead their causes and work for their well-being and wholeness and the provision of the right conditions needed to heal.   They need prayer warriors who have Jesus' loving heart and petition for them before God and Jesus their needs and concerns and teach them how to pray to God the Father in Heaven above in Jesus' name.   They need compassionate Christians sharing fellowship with them and demonstrating the Father and Jesus' great love through that fellowship.   The broken and afflicted need all of these things in abundance, and I pray today, in Jesus' compassionate and beautiful and glorious name, that God the Father in Heaven and Lord Jesus bless all who are broken and afflicted today with all of these Jesus-hearted people in their times of need and during their journeys back to wholeness.  IN JESUS' BEAUTIFUL AND COMPASSIONATE AND LOVING AND GLORIOUS  NAME. 

GOD'S LOVE MAKES THE BROKEN AND AFFLICTED BEAUTIFUL

If you are broken or afflicted, please know that in the eyes of God you are still beautiful and greatly loved and cared for.   Because you are loved, valued and highly-esteemed by God and Jesus, you remain a beautiful child of God the Father in Heaven above and nothing will ever change that.  God's love for you is all-encompassing, passionate and everlasting.   God the Father can take all of your broken pieces and sculpt you into an amazingly beautiful vessel of glory, even more beautiful than you were before.  God the Father in Heaven adores you and wants you to fulfill your God-given purposes on this earth, which includes serving the Father in Heaven and Lord Jesus and bringing Them glory and honor.   You are beautiful in the eyes of the Father even now, in your current state, and when you are healed, you will be even more beautiful and loving and compassionate because you will know what it feels like to be broken and afflicted and you can serve and assist other people who are broken and afflicted with the greatest of compassion and love, like Jesus did and still does on this earth.  Jesus' and the Father's love for you is so great, and They and Their love will remain with you forever, no matter how broken or afflicted you are at this time.   God's love endures forever and through all circumstances.  Jesus's love endures forever and through all circumstances.  Have faith and trust in God the Heavenly Father's plans for your life -- they are beautiful, amazing plans and you remain forever a beautiful, amazing child of God, no matter any brokenness or affliction.  LOVE ALWAYS, DIANE

NO MATTER HOW BROKEN AND AFFLICTED YOU ARE, GOD'S LOVE AND GRACE WILL HAVE THE FINAL WORD

No matter how broken and afflicted you feel, God and Jesus' love and grace will have the final word.  Jesus' love is great enough to carry you through and heal you of any brokenness or affliction you are experiencing right now.   God the Father in Heaven above sent Jesus to this earth not only to redeem us for our sins, but also to live amongst us and carry us through the hurt, pain and difficulties that we experience as part of life.  It is always Jesus' footprints in the sand when you look back on your most difficult days and wonder how you made it through them -- because Jesus carried you through them. That is the God-given truth.  God the Father in Heaven above sent Jesus to be with us and care for us and love us in our most hurting, sorrowful and difficult days.  Jesus feels for us, with great compassion and love, when we are broken and afflicted, and He promises not to leave us nor forsake us.  Both God the Father in Heaven and Jesus, his only Son, will never leave us or forsake us, especially when we are going through illnesses, afflictions, trials and the sorrows of life.    They see everything that happens in our lives -- every hurt and pain -- and They care and love us in the midst of our suffering and losses, and They want to restore and redeem our lives.   Talk to Them and pray to Them -- if you are broken or afflicted, make prayer the center of your life because God the Father and Jesus want to hear from you and want you to know that They are with you in your suffering and pain. You are never alone, and you are greatly loved and cared for by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and Jesus and God the Father in Heaven above will always have the final say in anything that you are suffering.  God's love and grace -- loving forgiveness through Jesus Christ's death on the cross and resurrection three days later -- always have the final word in any brokenness or affliction you are experiencing.  Always.