1 Now I am sending my messenger ahead of me to clear the way; then suddenly the Lord for whom you long will enter the sanctuary. The envoy of the covenant which you so greatly desire already comes, says Yahweh of hosts. 2 Who can bear the day of his coming and remain standing when he appears? For he will be like fire in the foundry and like the lye used for bleaching. 3 He will be as a refiner or a fuller. He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. So Yahweh will have priests who will present the offering as it should be. 4 Then Yahweh will accept with pleasure the offering of Judah and Jerusalem, as in former days.
My Beloved, the suffering we experience is Your messenger, Your herald that prepares the way for You to enter Your sanctuary. You are the One we long for, we pine for You. In the crucible of suffering You plunge us into the heart of the fire of Your love and there You burn away all resistance to You. There we become fluid and pure and You can shape an dmould us in any way that pleases You.
Open the gateways of my being most Holy Spirit that the King of Glory may enter and take up residence in me. Amen
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