He came to bring the Mourners Joy

For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right Hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

Follow Me, Ask for Life. If you ask, I will give. Only follow the right Path. Follow Me with your Heart. I will take away your Pain, and teach you to be Gentle and Humble.

Yes, Lord Jesus! I know I should follow You. I know if I am ashamed to follow You I cannot be called Christian. I know very well that You are the Way.

But Lord where can I find the Strength to do Good, and follow You with Joy? Alas, Lord, I am too Weak to walk the good Path. I have not the Strength to love You, O precious Light.

My Spirit is often moved, but soon deceived by the Flesh when Lust calls: follow me! Honour, Splendor, Avarice and Injustice want to make themselves my Master.

O, how I long for Goodness, but the World loves only Money and Riches. We are soon diverted and follow not the Lord Who wants to give us Life eternal, as He promised us by His Death on the Cross.

But Lord! I will not let go of You. Give me Mercy and strengthen me that I may hold firmly to You. Your Paths follow Wisdom.

You have gone before us, not with great Pride or Ceremony, nor Strife and Contention, but with Grace and Mercy. As Members of Your Household we can follow steadfastly. Walking in the Paths of Virtue that You walked before us.

Lord, You walked among that evil Crowd, when the Power of their Sin brought You to the Cross. With Your Exceeding great love for us, Your precious Blood paid the highest Price for us.

Let us also walk as Christ did, without wavering, so that Love and Kindness will bring us together. Let us not look behind us, rather where Christ walked before us. That is what His Desire is for us.

Jesus! my Light and Life, Your Footsteps are perfectly straight, and sweeter than Honey. Help me to leave my Path of Sin. Show me Lord, how to walk the Paths and Ways that are right.

Let me follow with Grace, so that I walk among the Innocents and not among the Mockers. Help me to follow You not only in Joy, but also when my Cross is heavy with Suffering and Strife.

Let me not be discouraged Lord, though my Path leads through Fear and Tribulation. We must wade through Misfortunes and rely on the Lord’s strength to help us through. We must truly be Patient.

Lord let my walk on Earth not end too quickly. Grant me the Time that I may find the Light of Grace in Time. Help me to walk the Path of Virtue from Youth to old Age, that it may come from the Heart.

Help me, Lord! above all to successfully walk my Course with true Love and Humility. Help me to trust You on Earth that I may see You with Joy up there. Grant me the first while I am here and the second in Eternity. Amen.