St. Thomas Aquinas comes. He bows his head to greet me. He says: “I bow to you for the Living Christ dwells within the temple of your heart. All praise be to Jesus.”

“My sister, today there are many distractions in your life. Jesus desires that you consecrate your day to Holy Love. He sends me to repeat to you this prayer:

“Heavenly Father, I consecrate my heart in this present moment to Holy Love. Keep me mindful of this throughout the day so that all my thoughts and actions will proceed from Holy Love.”

“I cover this petition with the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, your Son, and surround it with the Tears of His Most Sorrowful Mother.

Amen.”

“You see, when a sin is committed it is because the soul loves the sin more than God and neighbor. Through this disordered love of evil, the soul cooperates with evil. This is so in the sin of gossip, detraction and rash judgment, just as it is with any sin. The soul may have fallen into the secret habit of sin–that of negative criticism about others in his thoughts. In this way he cooperates with the evil spirit of criticism, and soon it is in his words and actions, as well.”

“The spirit of criticism often travels in clusters with the spirit of rejection, perfectionism, unforgiveness and others. This is why standing guard over your thoughts is so important. For what forms in your thoughts easily takes over the whole heart.”

He leaves.