11. Myron vessels of love
Dimitris together with his friends, all students in the medical school
of the university, are going up the mountain, to see and talk with the wise
elder, who lives there ascetically in the monastery of the Archangels.
They heard so much from Dimitris about his holiness and wisdom, that
they wanted, out of curiosity mostly, to get a closer look and see if
everything they heard from their friend is true.
They are excited by the beauty of the mountain. The scenery is impressive,
with the gurgling water of the brook flowing tirelessly in the green forest and
the birds incessantly chirping the song of joy.
But Dimitris’ friends’ enthusiasm will grow when they see the elder
ascetic welcoming them with that sweet warmth of his paternal love. Although
they were seeing him for the first time, it did not take long for them to feel
very comfortable and very at ease with him.
It is true that some people of God are so good and sweet, that when you
are close to them, they make you feel that you are in the presence of God
Himself. With their wise words, they give you hope and joy and with their
paternal behaviour full of sincerity and love, they help you to want to also
love the sweet God, who lives within them. These people are a true image of God
on earth. With the serenity that they have in their hearts they calm you and
with the peaceful way that they speak to you, they remove any agitation that
tortures your soul.
All these things became so noticeable throughout the whole group of young
students that one of them asked:
-Holy father, we are all feeling so wonderful close to you, that if it
was not an indiscretion, we would like to ask you where you find this power to
transmit your serenity to us?
-The power that you speak of is not my own, but from Him who I love and
adore. It is the power of the divine
maternal love, which God Himself has for each person. When we love God with
all the strength of our hearts, then He floods us with that strength of love.
We become, without realizing it, a myron
vessel of God's love, which brings the
fragrance of divine mercy to all people. And I say this to all people,
because this wonderful perfume is not only smelt by good people but also bad
people. This perfume has the power to make even the most perverse people want
to change their lives and to become better.
-While it's so nice what you say, and I would also love to become such a
myron vessel of love, it seems to me very difficult to achieve.
-Nothing, my child, is difficult for someone who wants it.
Moreover, our Lord would never ask us for something if it was not easy for all
people to achieve. Simply, to succeed, we must become like little children, who
with childish simplicity and trust in our heavenly Father, we will follow the
path that He will show us in order to accomplish it.
-Why can't we succeed as adults and we must become like little children?
-Adults, my son, think they know
everything, so they don't easily accept something that someone else can show
them, even God Himself. How many people believe in God's words and want to live
according to His fatherly advice? While children, especially young children,
who love and fully trust their mum and dad, always do what their parents tell
them. A parent can easily hold his small child in his arms, to cover it with
caresses and kisses. But this is difficult and sometimes not possible at all,
when the child grows up. That is why God asks us to stay young children in mind and heart, in order to keep us in His divine
embrace, like a mother holds her baby and strokes it with her motherly
caresses. It is the moment when mother and baby are one under the power of
absolute love. It is the moment when the child is living the ultimate happiness
in the kingdom of maternal affection and tenderness. But it is also the moment
that the mother lives the amazing, unique happiness of maternal love which she
has for her offspring. When God asks us to become like little children, He does
it so He can hold us deeply in His divine heart and transform us by the grace
of the Holy Spirit into myron vessels of love. Whoever enters into His divine
heart and tastes the infinite motherly and fatherly love, he himself becomes
the same as the heavenly Father. A myron vessel of love and compassion! The Holy Spirit transforms this man into an
earthly angel, who lives with love and spreads joy and serenity everywhere.
-How can we the adults become like little children?
-When you decide to do what little children do. To trust your heavenly
Father, like a baby trusts his mum and with absolute obedience do whatever His
motherly love advises you through His holy Gospel. This is called "spiritual infancy" and is the most
perfect way for someone to easily enter into the kingdom of God. It is the path
that numerous Saints followed and became, even in this life, the myron vessels of divine love of our God.
-What should we do first in order
to start?
-From today on you should start to ask our heavenly Father to flood your soul with the grace of the Holy
Spirit and His divine love. Without these two things you cannot achieve
anything. With His Holy Spirit, when you will decide to confess all your sins
with sincerity and without shame, He will first cleanse your soul of any contamination.
Then He will start to dress you with the glittering clothes of virtue and
finally He will anoint you with the wonderful aroma of His maternal love, for
you to be able to transmit it everywhere. When the Holy Spirit floods your
soul, everything that is not love, will not be able to stay in your heart. Any
form of selfishness, malice, envy, jealousy, condemnation, defamation and
ruthlessness will disappear. Everyone will see only your love, honesty,
forbearance, compassion and kindness. A courteousness, stateliness, regality,
like the princes you will be of the great king our God.
-Will we achieve all these things
with the coming of the Holy Spirit, holy father?
-Yes, my child. Only with
the power of the Holy Spirit can a man become a myron vessel of God's love. The
Holy Spirit, however, is given by our good God only to those people who would
love Him with all the power of their soul and they will trust Him with absolute
obedience, like a baby trusts his mum. Only through the divine love that a soul
has for the heavenly Father, may the Holy Spirit come easily and flood it with
His divine gifts.
-How can we achieve divine love?
-Mainly with prayer and Holy
Communion. With prayer you beg God to give you it and with Holy Communion
you slowly become one with your
heavenly King. Each time we receive Holy Communion, we put the compassionate
Jesus, the Son of God, in our heart. When
He sees that our soul is humble and does not judge other people
and is searching for Him with
much love and longing, then He slowly begins to fill our hearts with His
divine love.
-Do we comprehend all these things, when they are happening, holy
father?
-Of course, my child. You will understand from the serenity that you will have and the beautiful spiritual changes, that will take place within your soul. For
example, when your soul will begin to be filled by the grace of His divine
love, you will feel much love for all people, even your enemies. You become,
without understanding it, a universal mother, as is our sweet
Jesus, who will love the whole world and will feel compassion with maternal
love for every sinner and distressed
man. You will be a myron vessel of love,
which will spread the divine aroma of love, kindness, compassion and
understanding everywhere.
-Please bless all of us, holy father, so that we can all start from
today the most beautiful struggle of our lives! To become God's myron vessels
of love, which will pour the myrrh of joy and love everywhere.