“I, Saint Athanasius, speak loudly to you today, for there were many times, when I walked the earth, that I had to fight instead of pray. I stood for Truth, I stood solidly, and then I would walk away after an argument with others, and I would say, ‘God, help me know, help me be assured that what I did say was of all good.’ And then I would, perhaps, shed tears. Men did not know about this, for you see, in the time in which I lived, I fought heresy, Arian, by name. I was not a great soldier like some men would like to believe I was. I was a man just as you, and yes, I was touched: touched by the Love, touched by my Faith in what I knew was right and good. I was touched by the Beauty of Sainthood. I was touched with the desire to please God above all things, but I was touched also — I was a mortal being.

So keep in mind, My children, that to fight now, in the time in which you live, will be a struggle. And there will be many times you will doubt the Truth of the way, and many times you will say, ‘Oh God, it would be easier to walk and agree, compromise, be passive,’ but that is not the way, for I, Saint Athanasius say, ‘You must stand strong as a warrior for God.’ You know, Joan stood that way. Catherine of Siena also stood very strong in this manner. Man did not look at these children of God and think they were great, not really. They thought they were human and they denied them many things.

And now, I say to you from Heaven Where I am, ‘There are Castles in Heaven, Degrees you can gain.’ Begin now the path to the Highest Point you can. Do not accept the lowest Level, but work hard, as man, to reach a Level higher than you feel you can attain, for you see, only you can close out the Highest Place with your own will.

I say to you: ‘Aim high, look to Him, but never walk ethereal. Walk with your feet on the ground and your head attached to the body He gave.’ In this way you will walk solidly, you will walk strongly and you will walk among men, for if you feel ethereal, if you feel above others, you will lose sight, you will become so prideful, you will forget the magnitude of humility. Humility is far from weakness; humility is strength. Humility is strength in many ways. Keep this in mind. God is Strength, man is weak; pride is weakness, humility is God’s Way. So be it.”