After I received Holy Communion, Jesus said,

—Be at peace; your Spouse is with you. Receive My Blood in suffering.

—In an instant, I understood! I am receiving the Precious Blood of my Spouse through every suffering He permits in my life! I receive His Blood through suffering.

I am His spouse of His Most Precious Blood; therefore, my life must be filled with sufferings. But I must suffer ALL with patience, love, abandonment, and perseverance; in this way, it becomes ONE in my Lord’s sacrifice of love.

Thank you, my Beloved, for strengthening me this morning to suffer well the sorrows that only you know hidden in my heart!