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Meditations For Eucharistic Adorers:

Volumes 1&2

By

Clinton R. LeFort MelatiaeTrade Publishing 2013

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Foreword
We are daily invited into the presence of the Eucharistic Lord. He welcomes everyone from every part of the world and at every time of the day. His only requirement is to believe he is present. Jesus is meek and humble. He does not turn anyone away from his presence.

LeFort 3 Online Adoration Chapels Sometimes in our busy schedules or circumstances in life we are unable to get to the chapel to make our visit to the Blessed Sacrament. Spiritual communion is lifting up our minds and hearts to God with the same intention of receiving Jesus into our minds and hearts as if we were present to Jesus in the Tabernacle. The Church, in the Official Enchiridion of Indulgences even has special prayer for this spiritual act and has attached a special indulgence to it. All we need do is use our own words in expressing to Jesus how we would love to be united with him in the Blessed Sacrament and to receive the graces as if we were actually receiving him. St. Thomas Aquinas expresses this as a real desire to be united with Jesus. Below are three online chapels you can visit at any time during the day or night to make a spiritual visit to Jesus, who will always welcome you. I. II. III. IV. Transfiguration Catholic Church in Marietta, Ga. St. Martin of Tours Catholic Parish in Louisville, Kentucky Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters in Philadelphia, Pa. Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel in Libertyville, Illinois. Does the one who shaped the ear not hear? The one who formed the eye not see? (Ps. 94:9)

LeFort 4 Our Eucharistic Good Shepherd What a great blessing it is to be able to come, in faith, into the presence of Our Eucharistic Lord so often. We come to adore him, but also to remain close to him, who is sent by the Father to be with us. It is his love for us. He is here and he desires for us to be here. We find ourselves at rest and at Peace in the humility that this King, who dies that we might have life. He desired to eat the Paschal meal so that we could have his Paschal Life. Do this in memory of me. That is all he asks of us is to be willing to be obedient and humble. The Lord looks on the lowly, the haughty he knows from afar. Come Holy Spirit, quieten my mind and heart, so that I can listen to your voice speaking within me. Prayer Prompt: Sacred Heart of Jesus, be my Good Shepherd! Scripture Suggestions: Jer. 17:9, Heb. 3:12, Mk. 7:21

LeFort 5 Silence All Mankind When we speak of the Sacred Heart of Jesus what are we referring to? We are speaking of the physical heart of the humanity of the Son of God and united with the divinity of the Word; we are referring to the heart of Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh. Jesus is the heart of God. Jesus is the Word of God. When we come to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament we are coming to the Heart of God. We pray to be silent during this time before the Lord so that he can speak and we can listen. This is not easy, since our lower self is often fighting against our higher desires to be with the Lord. We can quieten these unruly desires by the living Spirit of God. We do this by making acts of faith, hope and love.1 By making these essential acts we direct all of our strength to the Lord who is present to us. By making these acts we come to know his tender love and care for our souls. These acts are the very life of our soul, especially when they are united with an active love. We can be sure we are speaking to Jesus and not to ourselves when the fruit of our prayer brings him thanks and praise. Prayer Prompt: Sacred Heart of Jesus, be the silence of my mind and heart! Scripture Suggestions: 1Sam 3:10, Ps. 10:17, Ps. 71:2

Faith, hope, and love, are the essential acts of our soul. They have their only object God himself. THese acts are the eternal aspirations of our soul. We must guard them as precious, since they are the eternal gifts of God to our souls and they always lead us directly to him.

LeFort 6 Word of Eternal Life Our presence here before Jesus is our acknowledgement of our love for him and our belief that he is the Word of eternal life sent by the Father. He has no beginning. He has no end. Jesus truly dwells with us. What does it mean to be eternal? It means that our acts do not terminate nor come into being. As humans we have grown up in time. Everything we experience as human beings are the things around us. Our parents, family, friends; the places weve been, the jobs weve accomplished; these all have the characteristic of limitation by before and after. With God it is different. He simply IS,2 in the truest sense. Jesus came that we could accept this gift of his grace so that we could live his eternal life. We offer eternal thanksgiving to God for this gift. Prayer Prompt: Heart of Jesus, be our eternal love! Scripture Suggestions: Ps. 90:4, 2 Pe 3:8, Jn. 1:1-2

God IS as the source of all LIFE,and EXISTENCE. When Moses asked God whom he should say sent him to Pharaoh, God gave Moses his Name, I AM WHO AM (Ex. 3:14)

LeFort 7 Joy in the Lord Joy is the result of obtaining something we love. Our joy reflect the treasure of our heart. Jesus promised those who were pure in heart that they shall see God. The closer we monitor our heart for the joys we keep, the better we can tell how close we are reflecting only God in the center where he belongs. When we keep Jesus present with us, we can be sure that he will keep us close to the Spirit and the Father. There are several kinds of joy, but essentially we have joys that belong to the Kingdom of Heaven, and other joys which can easily lead us astray from the Kingdom. Jesus teaches us how to use both of them to make everything work together for the good of those who love God. If we want to see God one day, Jesus Spirit will teach us how to get there safely without having to follow dangerous paths to get there. Prayer Prompt: Sacred Heart of Jesus, be my joy! Scripture Suggestions: Ps. 4:8, Ps. 34:6, Ps. 47:2

LeFort 8 Only In God What do I think of when I desire to live only in God? Isnt everything in God? Yes, but everything is in God, but not everything wants to be in God. When we come before the Eucharistic Lord, here in the Blessed Sacrament, our hearts cry out to him. It is like we are saying, my soul rests in God alone, from whom comes my salvation. (Ps. 62:2) Jesus hears our heart speak louder than our words. If he is not in our heart, our words will have little meaning. That is why Jesus told the Pharisees that their hearts were far from him. We do not have to live this way, since Jesus wants to be our eternal friend. He is our friend, not because we have done something to deserve it, but because he has done everything to bring it about. Prayer Prompt: Sacred Heart of Jesus, be my salvation! Scripture Suggestions: Ps. 62:2, Rom. 12:1, Col. 3:17

LeFort 9 All Things Are Possible in God What could have been more wonderful for us to have obtained in our life than to have met God. Yet, here we are before him. It is a humbling experience to be with God. To be with Jesus is something of the impossibility of all possibility. It was only his free gift that he created us.3 Not only has he brought us into being out of his infinite love, but he did this for only one purpose, so that we could share that life of eternal love with the Father, Son and Spirit. Not only on earth, but also in Heaven. Prayer Prompt: Sacred Heart of Jesus, my God and my All! Scripture Suggestions: Gen. 18:14, Matt. 19:26, Lk. 1:37

St. John says that all things were created thru Him and not one thing came to be except thru Him. (Jn. 1:1-3)

LeFort 10 Peace to This House Catholic Eucharistic Adoration online: Transfiguration Parish, Marietta, Ga. As you enter a house, wish it peace. 13 If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; if not, let your peace return to you. (Matt. 10:12 NAB) Reflection I Jesus promise peace to those who follow him and do his will. Peace and humble of heart is a grace from the Holy Spirit.4 There may be times when we are frustrated by the circumstances we find in our lives. This can come about thru those who reject the message of Peace that Jesus gives. Reflection II The Peace that comes from Jesus is both our gift to others and Jesus gift to others thru us. He chooses to use the weak things of this world to do his will. Reflection III If the house we enter is worthy of Peace we must share that with the house we enter. Have you ever been in a place where you were physically and you were at Peace, but other were not at Peace with you? He asked his disciples once thru these words: Do you also want to leave? (Jn. 6:67 NAB) Reflection IV Peace I leave with you. My Peace I give to you. (Jn. 14:27 NAB) Christ Peace can only come from Christ5 and his Holy Spirit.

Jesus came to bring Peace to all. The Eucharist is THE tangible evidence of Gods Peace. 5 This is the T in Tradition, which was handed down by the Apostles.

LeFort 11 Pray For Peace Reflection I Jesus asked that we keep salt in ourselves, so that we could keep peace among us. (Mk. 9:50 NAB) What does this mean to keep salt in ourselves. We know that salt has the property of seasoning food. It is known to every culture.6 St. Augustine refers to the Martyrs examples as the salt that the Church contains within herself. With the example of the Martyrs the Church witnesses to an other-worldly example7. Reflection I Nothing is perfect in this world. If it were, we would still desire God just as much, since his perfection is greater than this worlds perfections. A heart that is filled with the love of God cannot settle in this world. Our heart wants to find its full resolutions to all its longings in that rest that only God promised to give to us, remain in me. (Jn. 15:4 NAB) Reflection III In order to give Christ Peace we first have to have Christ Peace. He promised that those who believe in him, rivers of living water would flow from him. (Jn. 7:38 NAB) So we have his promise and his Spirit to lead us to Him. Reflection IV We can have his Peace when we one with Him. We can be one with Him if we are living the truth in love. (Eph. 4:15 NAB) As we live the truth, by his grace we become one with Him. As we believe in his presence here in the Blessed Sacrament, we are transformed into his Truth.

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Augustine, Exposition on the Psalms, 51-72. ibid.

LeFort 12 Jesus Lives Reflection I God lives in every person, since we are made in the image and likeness of God, we have a special role to play in Gods Creation. Grow and Multiply, he told creation in the beginning. That growth came quickly at Pentecost, when God chose to give us the Spirit of Truth. Praising God for this Spirit should be our work here before Him. The Spirit calls us to the Word of the Father. Reflection II We can experience Jesus life in us when we give sincere thanks to the Father for sending us his Son. The Spirit of Jesus is always grateful. He will not lead us on the wrong path, Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. (Jn. 8:12 NAB) Reflection III The Psalmist relies on God for his Peace, since he knows that God will be his strength at all times: In peace I shall both lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me secure. (Ps. 4:9 NAB) How do we experience this care that God gives to us? It is in everything, yet thru the Peace that Christ gives it is most evident, since it is the Peace that comes from the Father to us, then goes out to the world. Reflection IV For in him we live and move, and have our being. St. Paul tells us. (Acts 17:28 NAB) If we were not in Him we would not be, we would not live, we would not move. All these things move us, but nothing moves Him.

LeFort 13 Seek Peace and Pursue It Reflection I The Psalmist tells us to seek peace and pursue it. (Ps. 34:15 NAB) Allowing Jesus to show us his Peace, gives us an opportunity to love Him and to honor the Father. When we are before Jesus in the Eucharist, something puts us in peace in the depths of our hearts. His Spirit consoles those who search for his will in their lives. Reflection II In the humility of Jesus we are called to follow him to the Father. His life was Peace and his death for us brought us eternal Peace that the world cannot give. The Lord proclaims peace to his people. Reflection III Pursue Peace, live in Peace, and you will become like the Peace you pursue and live. He calls us here to be with him, but he is not alone, for the Father is always with him. We are not alone for he is with us until the end of time. Reflection IV Jesus, thank you for bringing us into your family thru baptism, for strengthening us with your Spirit and calling us to walk strengthened by your humanity, thru your Eucharist.

LeFort 14 The Lord Proclaims Peace (Ps. 85:9 NAB) Reflection I When we come into Jesus presence He welcomes us in the Fathers name. It is to us that He was sent so that we could return to the Father. No one knows who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him. (Lk. 10:22) Reflection II What is the Peace that Christ proclaims? It is the Peace that we are His eternal children. We are the adopted children of God. Here we are in His presence. He has come to meet us to lead us to our eternal home. Reflection III He proclaimed Peace to his enemies, but they rejected His message. Grace strengthens us to surrender to his Kingdom and His Spirit. Reflection IV Jesus, without you we can do nothing. While you are with us, show us the way to the Father.

LeFort 15 Justice and Peace Shall Kiss (Ps. 85:11 NAB) Reflection I He is Our Justice. He is Our Peace. In Justice He assumed our nature. The Word became flesh is Our Peace. Justice and Peace shall Kiss. Jesus is Our Emmanuel. Reflection II When the Word became flesh he brought his Kingdom to Earth, so that we could join his Kingdom in Heaven. He is Our Heaven on Earth. Reflection III Jesus will kiss those faithful disciples who humble themselves to receive the Fathers gift of Pentecost. Reflection IV Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. (Jn. 14:27 NAB) Christ Peace is a spiritual Peace and He gives it thru His Spirit. Alleluia!

LeFort 16 My Yoke Is Easy (Matt. 11:29 NAB) Reflection I Jesus referred to the burden of being a disciple as a yoke, which is similar to the yoked Ox when they are treading the fields. Jesus says that his yoke is easy; that is, not difficult to bear. Jesus fits his yoke to each of us so that we will not lose heart. Reflection II To show the kindness of Jesus in fitting his yoke to us we recall the tenderness of God: Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you. (Isa. 49:15 NAB) Reflection III Jesus is present to us now in the same way he will be present to us in eternity. The Word of God doesnt change, nor will his tender care for each of his adopted children change. Reflection IV Jesus, present here in your Eucharistic presence, lead me to the Father and guide me with your Spirit of Love.

LeFort 17 My Burden is Light Reflection I Jesus your burden is light and it is because of you that I have this faith in you. What could be lighter than to believe in you. It is your gift. Thank you! Reflection II Jesus thank you for this light gift of your love. Be with me during this time. I trust in your loving presence. Reflection III Thank you for calling me into your Kingdom thru the Church. Reflection IV Thank you for the Communion of the saints8. All things are possible with you, Lord Jesus, make me a Saint?

In Your Hands Everything is in your hands You carry me day by day Im trusting in your loving plans You are my Truth, my Life, my Way Thank you for purchasing this first volume of Meditations for Eucharistic Adorers: Hope. Please check back for more. Please download this free album of music dedicated to Christ and his Mother. Free Album Download: A Time to Be With Christ

The communion of Saints is the belief that all who are united thru Christ Spirit are united with one another.

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Volume II
Into Your Hands I Commend My Spirit The more we follow Jesus the more he will ask us to abandon ourselves to his plans for us. He gives to us the grace we need to follow him every day. In all of the circumstances of our lives he is with us until the end of time. (Matt. 28:20) How do we learn this self-surrender except thru abandoning ourselves into the unknown? We should not fear the unknown. We should not fear the incomprehensible. He is Love. We have been given the faith to follow Jesus along this road, just as surely as we get on any highway during the day or we hear the cars passing by on the road near us. In the saw way, the path Jesus marks out for each of us can only be crossed thru faith. The world cannot see this way. We know this because we have all been called from sin into Gods light. (1 Pt. 2:9) It is an interior journey that come to us thru the working of the Holy Spirit.9 Just as there are many types of roads, so there are many gifts but the same Spirit working in all. (1 Cor. 12:11) Prayer Prompt: Sacred Heart of Jesus, I give myself to you! Scripture Suggestions: Lk. 23:46, Ps. 33:4, 1 Cor. 12:11

The Holy Spirit keeps all of Gods works done thru the members in eternal unity.

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Yours Forever In Jesus Christ VERSE ONE WE ARE ONE BREAD WITH CHRIST AS GODHEAD BEAUTIFUL IS HE WE ARE ONE BODY IN UNITY LOOK WHAT HEAVEN HAS DONE GOD AND MAN BECOME ONE YOUR EUCHARIST GIVES US LIFE FREES US FROM ALL VICE PUTS IN US YOUR PARADISE FOREVER JESUS CHRIST IN YOU IS LIFE IN YOU ALWAYS KIND ETERNALLY WISE THE KING OF LOVE FOR MANKIND YOUR EUCHARIST GIVES US LIFE FREES US FROM ALL VICE PUTS IN US YOUR PARADISE YOURS FOREVER JESUS CHRIST LIFE FOR LIVING LIFE FOR GIVING LOVE FOR PRAISING LOVE SO AMAZING YOUR EUCHARIST GIVES US LIFE FREES US FROM ALL VICE PUTS IN US YOUR PARADISE FOREVER JESUS CHRIST 2011 CLINTON R. LEFORT MELATIAETRADE PUBLISHING

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Sharing in this Eucharist

VERSE ONE HELPER OF THE MAN'S SPIRIT A GIFT NOT FROM OUR MERIT LEAD WHERE WE BELONG O JOYFUL ETERNAL SONG CAN WE EXIST WITHOUT RENEWING ENJOY LIFE WITHOUT USING CAN WE REMAIN FAITHFUL IN YOUR SIGHT? PRESERVE HOPE IN OUR DARKEST NIGHTS? YET WITH HEAVEN ARE WE ENRICHED IN THE SACRAMENT OF THIS EUCHARIST AS BODY HELPS SPIRIT SPIRIT EMBRACES ALWAYS [extension] YOUR BODY CONSECRATED OUR LIFE AND ETERNAL GRACE CAN WE GROW? CAN WE MULTIPLY ? AS IN BAPTISM YOU GAVE US NEW LIFE AND CONFIRMED US THRU YOUR SACRIFICE CAN WE REMAIN FAITHFUL IN YOUR SIGHT? PRESERVE HOPE IN OUR DARKEST NIGHTS? YET WITH HEAVEN ARE WE ENRICHED IN THE SACRAMENT OF THIS EUCHARIST 2011 CLINTON R. LEFORT MELATIAETRADE PUBLISHING

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Beyond Beyond you there is no life Beyond you there is no grace Beyond you there is no Love Beyond you there is no prayer In your presence all is well In your presence all is good Could we seek eternity Without a faithful response Could we seek infinity Without He who is the Beyond
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LeFort 22 Face of An Angel He was conceived by the Spirit of God A love which no one could stop He was born a child thru a Virgin True God, True Man , in person Before the world came to be He loved us EACH eternally Look into the Face of an Angel The King of Angels and Men Look into the Face of an Angel The Father's Great Amen For thirty years he lived a hidden life An Unknown away from paradise The Son of God became our friend Like us in All, but NOT Sin He conquered sin, set us free Gave us faith so we could SEE Look into the Face of an Angel The King of Angels and Men Look into the Face of an Angel The Father's Great Amen BREATHE IN THE FRESHNESS OF HEAVEN WALKING AMONG US TILL THE END BREATHE THE FRESHNESS OF GRACE SAVING ALL YOU LOVE FROM SIN 2011 CLINTON R. LEFORT MELATIAETRADE PUBLISHING IN FAITH YOU CAN

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VERSE ONE ARE YOU SEEKING GOD HIS LOVE TO SET YOU FREE DO YOU WANT THE GRACE THAT HE BROUGHT HIS MERCY'S WIDER THAN ANY SEA PRECHORUS JESUS LIGHT SHINES FOR YOU AND ME CHORUS LOOK INTO THE FACE OF JESUS IN TRUST HOLD OUT YOUR HAND HE WAITS FOR YOU IN MEEKNESS NOW IN FAITH YOU CAN VERSE TWO HE SEARCHES YOU OUT AND WANTS YOUR HEART TO MEND AND HE STANDS BY YOU RIGHT NOW AND WILL UNTIL ALL CREATION WILL END HE CONQUERED SIN, SET US FREE GAVE US FAITH SO WE COULD SEE LOOK INTO THE FACE OF JESUS IN TRUST HOLD OUT YOUR HAND HE WAITS FOR YOU IN MEEKNESS NOW IN FAITH YOU CAN BRIDGE BREATHE IN THE FRESHNESS OF HEAVEN WALKING AMONG US TILL THE END BREATHE THE FRESHNESS OF GRACE SAVING US ALL FROM SIN 2011 CLINTON R. LEFORT MELATIAETRADE PUBLISHING

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