“May our thoughts be as one”. When we answer yes to Jesus’ prayer to us, the deepest desires of His heart, we are moved to intense union with our Lord. This is why the Unity Prayer not only encapsulates the Flame of Love Movement but the entirety of Christianity. It is Jesus who unites humanity and divinity in eternal life and thus it is only in our being united to Jesus that we enter eternal life (I John 5:11-12). We take up our cross (Luke 9:23-24) which means we are to be crucified (Gal 2:20) so that we die and are then raised to new life in Jesus (Rom 6:3-6). That means we die to our thoughts, our hopes, our dreams, our aspirations and now live Jesus’ thoughts, hopes, dreams, and aspirations – which are much better than ours anyway!
So what are Jesus’ thoughts, hopes, dreams, and aspirations? What must our thoughts be if they are to be one with His? Jesus was very clear:
“Let us have just one thought: the salvation of souls.”
The Spiritual Diary (First Edition); Elizabeth Kindelmann; p. 152
“May our thoughts be always in unison – to save souls from eternal damnation.”
ibid.; p. 83
Jesus: “Since this so pleases you, from now on, when I awaken you, these will be My words: In the quiet of the night, I seek souls.”
ibid.; p. 52
From these words, I knew that His eternal thought is to seek souls.
So what is the focus of our lives? Are our thoughts truly one with Jesus as we pray in the Unity Prayer? We might be tempted to think this is unreasonable. Maybe a monk or a nun can do this but not a wife, husband, mother, father. Remember that Elizabeth was a grandmother rearing three of her grandchildren. The Diary shows her cooking, gardening, and waiting at the pharmacy. Jesus also explains that He chose such a person as Elizabeth to show that this life is possible in our everyday lives.
Those of us who are husbands and wives, do we recall that we are the ministers of grace in the sacrament of matrimony. Is our thought the salvation of our husbands and wives? As parents, is our thought the salvation of our children? As neighbors, is our thought the salvation of our neighborhoods? As coworkers, is our thought the salvation of our coworkers? As fellow human beings, is our thought and our entire life about the salvation of our fellow human beings?
This was the whole purpose of Jesus’ life. Is it ours? Lord Jesus, may our thoughts be as one!
Quotations from the Diary
Jesus: “My daughter, be faithful with all your strength in bringing sinners to Me. Give no thought to anything else. Always look into My eyes and see My sorrow for souls.” April 8, 1962
On June 2, the sweet Savior awakened me for the nightly prayer with these words:
“In the quiet of the night, I seek souls”
Let whoever might one day read these lines not take it badly that once more I have to indicate that I was in tears. His tenderness and attention filled my eyes with tears. Then He said:
Jesus: “Since this so pleases you, from now on, when I awaken you, these will be My words: In the quiet of the night, I seek souls.”
From these words, I knew that His eternal thought is to seek souls.
“May our thoughts be always in unison – to save souls from eternal damnation.” – September 15, 1962
“You know that you must always gather with Me. Now, here in this silence, you can gather with Me; also, in the quiet of the night, while you are watching. I teach you so you learn and teach others how to gather souls. The will of the soul is love, and love can do everything. You must just desire with all your strength. May our thoughts be always in unison – to save souls from eternal damnation. Only in this way can you lessen My cruel sorrow. Let that not be boring to you. I have repeated it to you over and over: Suffer with Me.” September 15, 1962
“The excessive love of My Heart makes Me consider you worthy of sufferings. This is the only way you can save many souls. You are a mother of a family and you are aware of the several forms of family disintegration. To save families, throw yourself into the furnace of suffering. Oh, how much sinning is done against Me by destroyed families! Make reparation and suffer for them. Do not lose the least opportunity. May our thoughts be in unison. Consider clearly the value of your sufferings. The number of those reaping with Me is so small. Do you know why? Because there are no souls willing to bear sufferings, especially those who would do it steadily. Without it, they cannot merit that I shower My graces on them continuously.” October 18, 1962
“Let us have just one thought: the salvation of souls.” May 17, 1963
August 30, 1964
During my little chores on Sunday afternoon, a newspaper fell into my hands. I began to read an article on Spanish customs. After I read a few words, the Lord Jesus said:
Jesus: “I have reserved you totally for Me and you have accepted this by repeating on many occasions your surrender to Me. Now, despite all this, you prefer this reading that distracts you. This is not good, My Elizabeth. May be you do not receive all what you need from Me? Why do you want to know more than you need for your eternal salvation? I do not demand this from others with such strictness, but you are My preferred one. You did not make yourself worthy. I, God, thought you worthy of your call. Even one instant is too much for you to be occupied with something else. My love does not rest. May our thoughts be in unison!”
Flame of Love Basics Series: Complete Dedication to the Salvation of Souls