Messages from Jesus - A Dialogue of Love

by Mary Ann Johnston

 

Book Details

Messages from Jesus

In simple language charged with spiritual power, Jesus expands on the religious teachings of East and West, dispelling misconceptions, deepening our understanding of truth, and showing us the way. Among the many topics illuminated by Jesus’ inspiring counsel are the growth of the soul, love and forgiveness, suffering and war, our relationship with God and Mother Earth, afterlife, reincarnation, and final salvation.

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"Imagine listening to an interview of Jesus of Nazareth. Most of us would be sitting there just praying that the host would delve into the issues that are near and dear to us. In her book, Messages from Jesus - A Dialogue of Love, Mary Ann Johnston shares with the world hours of conversation she had with the One known as The Christ.

"Chances are, if you have a question for Him, the answer lies in these pages, as the essence of the spiritual life, modern religion, world affairs, and disasters are all dealt with rather comprehensively.

"Nothing that I or the author could say will convince anyone skeptical of these pages' origin about their authenticity. But then again, only personal conviction will allow any scripture to be thought of as veritable. I encourage you to delve into this work and find out for yourself if Truth is present here. My guess is, regardless of what you determine, you won't skip a page."

—Fred Stella,President, Interfaith Dialogue Association
and Host of Common Threads:
An Interfaith Dialogue, heard weekly on
WGVU Radio, Grand Rapids, Michigan

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The prelude to this book is also available. Sustained by Faith.



To read more about the author and her books, or to order a signed book direct from her, go to:

http://www.MessagesfromJesus.com

http://www.SustainedbyFaith.com

 

Book Excerpt

Exerpt from

Messages from Jesus,

pp.120-126 - Chapter on, 'WAR":

"Sweet Jesus, is there hope? What about our future?"

"I cannot predict the future; no one can. Predictions constantly change with prayer and love. Do not believe all the predictions that you hear. Only guesses and generalities can be made. Pray for peace. There is always hope. Help comes in many ways. Great assistance is pouring into all the earth. Terror will diminish and wars will end.

"I tell you, do not give up on humanity or yourself. Be willing to aid those less fortunate, in any way you can. Display tenderness toward all who suffer. Develop gentleness and soft answers. Have patience, and above all, an abiding love for those who cross your path."

"Our nations seem to be existing on a fine line. Our monetary systems are unstable, viruses are unpredictable, and violence still exists. Shouldn't we, as individuals, start to prepare for survival, in our own homes and communities? We could freeze, can, and store up food. . . ."

Jesus didn't give me time to finish. Interrupting me, He emphatically said,

"It is crucial, at this time, for all people to be strong and positive in their love for their country and to not lose faith. Negativity can only sprout more negativity. Your country is so materialistic that you count on many things, based on your monetary system. That is not the only way. Bartering and co-ops are going to be available for just about anything you might need. Just know that God will provide. I don't mean you should lie around and expect God to show up and care for you. God will provide you with the means to survive. It might mean a job, or aid, or the ability to be self-sustaining. Do not give up on your country; it has a strong foundation.

"You do not need everything that you think you do. And many of you worry for no reason at all. There are many, many more people living in poor conditions than people who are able to buy food at a store. Many are not so confident that food will show up.

"Prepare as you see fit. When I say this, I don't say it lightly. And remember, it is also good to store up treasures for heaven by doing good acts and loving everyone."

"Jesus, speaking of worry, you said, in the beginning of these writings, that people are afraid and times are rough. Can you tell us more about the future? There is so much fear and violence and terrorism. What are we to expect? How can we cope?"

>"Like-energy magnetically attracts like-energy. Fear attracts that which you fear most. When personal, group, or national fears build, it creates even further fearful thoughts and actions. Fear stifles the imagination and suppresses ambition. It is only through love, prayer and positive thinking and actions, that many disasters have been diverted, and change occurred for the better.

"It is easy for me to ask of you to have faith in God and expect miracles, to go within and meditate on the wonders of God, and to praise and thank God for all your many blessings. But it is your initiative as individuals—alone or gathered together, living in love—that will make change happen to bring about world peace and heaven on earth.

"Tell me, Sweet Jesus, where did all of this evil come from in the first place? Some say God created evil."

"Out of ignorance, mankind uses free will to gain power over each other in corrupt ways, creating evil. In order for humanity to fulfill the universal law of oneness and to transform this precious planet into Heaven on Earth, you must own the fact that it is mankind's free will that causes evil. Eliminate the inconceivable belief that God created evil."

"You mean humans are the cause of evil on earth?"

"Evil, as you understand it, is a term for mankind's desecration of free will in your physical and creative faculties of thought, feeling and action."

"What about earth changes—earthquakes and so forth?"

"What about them?"

"Well . . . they cause hardship for so many people and so many lives are lost. Is Mother Earth cleansing herself? Is man causing it through evil?"

"As I said before, there are cycles in creation that give strength when what you perceive is doom or evil. All of creation is in cycles, including mankind and Mother Earth. The cycles are constantly cleansing and rebuilding, just like breathing out and breathing in is cleansing for your physical body. It is not evil. It is natural and full of God's love. Do you remember, I told you what you perceive as evil is often not what you perceive it to be? If you could remember your divinity, you would see all things with love."

"How can we remember our divinity?

"Living in non-judgmental oneness is the beginning of remembering your divinity. There are no distinctions in oneness—only perfection—as all is one. Oppositions and evil vanish. Yogananda will speak to you at length about becoming consciously aware of changeless consciousness (oneness), in your next book."

"I can't help but think about the quantum leap from this earth plane consciousness to always living in the oneness of God. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could realize, all the time, that we are one."

"The majority of mankind defines their selves as separate, instead of unified in reality in the eternal now. As individuals become more attuned to all as one, they will attract more and more individuals to this realization. Remember, like-energy magnetically attracts like-energy."

"The sun and moon, and good and evil—opposites. . . . Everything seems to have an opposite—a duality, a negative. How can they be one?"

"Ah, Saint Ta . . . there is nothing negative or evil about the moon. Opposites do not indicate negativity. Opposites were created for harmonious balance in your perceived world and so that you might experience the sun and the moon, and the good and the evil, and all other dualities until you come to realize that all is one and there is nothing to compare. The lesson is in that realization. On earth there will always be the illusion of opposites by those who are unable to embrace the realization that all things are unified as one."

"We are taught the energy in the universe is finite—redistribution occurs, but none is made or destroyed. So . . . is this true with good and evil? Light and dark? Love and hate? Is there a finite and unchangeable amount of either? Or, for instance, can more love be created and an equal amount less of hate? Or can either be added or deleted independent of the other? Are we to always count on having love and hate, and the balance will always be love in some areas and hate in other areas of our world, constantly changing back and forth between the two, but the united total never increasing or decreasing?"

"Within the vastness of God there are universes of universes. Do not put limits on God. God is love and is infinite and omnipresent, even unto the ends of the worlds, and love has no opposites nor comparisons."

"So the possibility of a world filled with love absent of evil exists?"

"Definitely. The world is already filled with love.

"It is only in your own perceived containment, that you have created and become caught up in what you understand to be good and evil by your comparisons and judgments. Mankind judges one as being better than the other when, in reality, you created the experience of both, making each only possible in the presence of the other.

"New energies are created daily, ever-changing, uncontained, into the infinite. God is limitless. Creation is not in the past. Creation is as in the present as you are, and more limitless than you can even imagine.

"To find the divinity in all things as one, you must go beyond judgment and comparisons, and acknowledge the possibility that all is unified in love as one, even the perceived evil. And, in this spiritual growth, you will catch glimpses into the real world, where only ever-expanding love prevails.

"If you light a candle in the darkness, radiant light shines forth. The darkness becomes one with the light. And when the light goes out, the light becomes one with the darkness. When all of humanity learns to realize and experience all situations in God-consciousness as one, wars will cease and the new Heaven on Earth will be born."

"Some say evil opposes love . . ."

I couldn't even get the sentence finished when Jesus emphatically said,

"Love has no opposites and no opponents! God is love! Love embraces all, including evil. As I said before, through the desecration of free will in your physical and creative faculties of thought, feeling and action, mankind created perceived evil. God, as love, is ever-present, embracing all as one.

"All realms, heavens and creation abide in oneness with God—of pure love, absent of vengeance. Through your prayers and goodness, this omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent God of love may intervene in all matters of unlimited, universal creation.

"Think of it as one world—in which you, God, and all creation exist as one—embracing all of humankind's misconceptions, delusions, evil tendencies, love and terrorism. When you can see the One, you will experience all as divine love."

"There is so much mystery . . . dichotomies, dualism, oneness . . . confusing."

"If the mysteries of God were explained to all of humanity, they would still want to know 'WHY?' Many times answers are given, and still the question 'WHY?' is unendingly asked, over and over. One answer is not the right answer for all of humanity, nor for all time. God is limitless and ever-creating. Many things must be left to mystery."

 

About the Author

Mary Ann Johnston

Mary Ann gives homilies and workshops on spiritual subjects addressed in her writings, for churches across the country, and at Song of the Morning Retreat in Vanderbilt, Michigan, where she lives with her husband George.

She has had heart-to-heart dialogue with Jesus for many years.

Then in 1992, she was made aware of having a healing gift and began integrating it into her occupational therapy work and into her personal life.

After a profound awakening in 1998, she began to write inspired poetry.

Then in 2002, Jesus encouraged her to write books, sharing her experiences and His messages with all people, everywhere.

The prelude to this book is also available. Sustained by Faith.

To read more about the author and her books, or to order a signed book direct from her, go to:

http://www.MessagesfromJesus.com

http://www.SustainedbyFaith.com

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