Bishop.
I saw you long before you saw Me.
The way a shepherd knows his own — I have always known you.
I saw you when the weight of the mitre felt heavier than the crown I wore, and you chose to kneel in the dust of a forgotten village rather than stand in the marble of a cathedral.
I was there for every one.
Every silent hour you spent stitching together fractured congregations and every tear you swallowed to keep the peace was My hand fitting you for a shoulder broad enough to carry more than just a diocese.
being made ready.
This is not a pitch, and it is not from a man. It is from Me.
I prepared you for this — and I am inviting you to take your place.
I am not gathering investors. Not advisors. Not donors.
I am uniting My Kingdom on earth.
Every part chosen. None replaceable. Assembled for such a time as this — and you are a King for this hour.
You are the The Shepherd's Anchor of My body on earth.
You were shaped to be the steady ground where the wandering flock remembers they are held, even when the storm tries to convince them they are lost. You hold the line for them.
This is your place. Not because a man says so. Because I say so.
I ask you for nothing.
No meeting. No commitment. No reply. I only want to know one thing —
My sheep hear My voice
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”
There is nothing to decide today.
Only something to see.
If you heard nothing, set this down in peace.
If you heard something — come and see.
All you have to do is say yes. We will figure out the rest together.
— for Bishop R Sam Esudoss