We are living in an age filled with struggle, fear, pressure, and uncertainty. It is in such a time that Mother calls us into the Covenant.
In life, there are times when there may seem to be no sign at all. Yet even then, Mother remains with us. This is something we must understand deeply when we take the Covenant. As new Covenant classes are introduced, we must continue growing through them.
Our intentions — the prayer intentions we bring — are important in the Covenant, aren’t they? Isn’t that how we first come here? Usually, we come carrying some kind of hardship.
In recent days, Aline Eldo shared a testimony. She had gone to Germany for her studies, but after completing them, they refused to extend her visa. Isn’t that one of the major struggles many people face today? Agents and consultants often promise studies, jobs, opportunities after graduation, stability, and many other assurances. But the reality people experience after arriving there is often completely different. At that point, all they truly have is the Holy Mother and the Covenant. None of those agents will be there then.
Aline completed her Master’s degree there, yet her visa was still not extended. If the visa is not extended, she has to return home. But after returning home, what can she do? There is still the educational loan to repay — the loan, the interest on it, and even interest upon interest.Human life in this modern age has, in many ways, become like a gambling game.
In the old days, we did not have this many forms of prosperity or opportunities. But with the new age came greater demands — higher education, work pressure, and lifestyle expectations. The demands became terrifyingly heavy, and so people began living in constant struggle.
Especially those trying to stand on their own feet and survive, because life itself has become a matter of survival. Once we are thrown into this world, we spend our lives trying to survive. And surviving in this age is extremely difficult.
Yet it was in this very age of struggle that God revealed the Covenant.
What was the content of Mother’s apparition? “A disaster is going to happen. Pray.”
At first, I thought Mother was referring to the tsunami that occurred after the apparition. But later, after leading retreats year after year, I realized something deeper. Mother did not say the disaster was over. She said disasters are going to happen.
Look around now. People struggle even for cooking gas and basic necessities.
Recently, during a charismatic convention at Muringoor, priests and faithful stopped at a hotel while returning, only to discover there was no hot water because there was no gas. Even that itself became a sign of how disaster now enters ordinary life.
Water itself has become difficult for people. Disaster is no longer limited to dramatic events; it has entered daily life itself.
So what should we pray for? The prayers given for this age are prayers meant to help people survive in this time of disaster. Greater than simply bringing one issue and taking the Covenant is living a responsible Covenant life.
A responsible Covenant life aims at crushing Satan beneath one’s feet.
One man once came carrying a thick stack of documents along with a bottle containing a metal charm supposedly connected to sorcery. He kept asking whether someone had caused spiritual problems in his life through that object.
But the deeper issue was not the bottle. The real question was whether he himself was faithfully living the Covenant.
The Covenant exists to correct deficiencies that prevent God from fully working in our lives. A defect in Covenant life is often simply negligence in living it sincerely.
The Covenant has one purpose: to bring God onto our side.
Romans 8:31: “If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Catholic Edition)
Romans 8:35: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?” (Catholic Edition)
Once Christ begins to work in a person, charms, witchcraft, fears, and evil powers lose their hold. That is what the Covenant gives us.
Recently, I watched a video of two cars crashing into each other at high speed. Normally, everyone inside should have died. But because of modern safety systems, airbags burst out instantly and protected the people inside.
That is how God’s protection works through the Covenant. Through the Covenant, we are bringing God onto our side in every possible way.
And the speed of that protection matters.
Luke 10:18: “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.” (Catholic Edition)
Satan must fall like lightning. The issue is speed.
What exactly is inside the Covenant? It is written in Luke chapter 10. The Lord spoke about Satan falling like lightning after the disciples returned from mission. Apostolic mission is what crushes Satan like lightning.
Matthew 10:7–8: “As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons.” (Catholic Edition)
If we truly want God to be on our side, then we must do the work God has entrusted to us.
Some people take the Covenant yet remain spiritually passive, repeating prayers mechanically without mission. But the Lord worked with those who went out and preached everywhere.
Mark 16:20: “But they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through accompanying signs.” (Catholic Edition)
Recently, a girl named Dia was brought here by Darly Miss. Dia’s father was bedridden and paralyzed. She had two small children, a struggling husband working abroad, financial burdens, and then suddenly cancer entered her life.
When the doctors warned her that the disease could return, her whole inner being collapsed. She would tell people, “If something happens to me, please look after my children.”
That is how fragile human beings truly are.
People often become arrogant until suffering suddenly humbles them. That is why Mother teaches humility.
Luke 1:48–49: “He has looked upon the lowliness of His servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me.” (Catholic Edition)
Humility is not something temporary or performed only when personal benefit is involved. Some people suddenly become humble only before those from whom they expect opportunities, visas, or advantages. But true Covenant humility is constant.
We are called into a deep relationship with God. Yet many people allow their prayer intentions to become more important than God Himself.
1 Corinthians 14:1 says: “Pursue love.” (Catholic Edition)
Love for God must become the goal — not merely the fulfillment of prayer intentions.
When prayer intentions become the ultimate goal, the Covenant becomes like a boat filling with water. Water is necessary around the boat, but once the water enters inside, the boat sinks.
That is what happens when jealousy, frustration, visa anxiety, marriage delays, and comparisons with others begin disturbing one’s relationship with God.
Dealing with God requires spiritual intelligence, not merely emotional reactions.
That is why apostolic work matters so deeply. A true apostolic person says, “I will bring you.” Apostolic workers carry strength within them. When they hear of suffering, something rises up inside them to help.
Darly Miss told Dia, “Be courageous. I will take you to Mother.”
That is apostleship.
Apostolic workers may not receive honor from people, family members, or even within the Church. Yet God values them.
Luke 10:20: “Do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” (Catholic Edition)
John 16:22: “So you also are now in anguish. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.” (Catholic Edition)
When Dia finally arrived, even before special prayers were said, the swelling in her body disappeared completely.
She had not yet taken the Covenant. She had simply entered the place. Yet grace had already begun working.
Why? Because someone whose name was already written in Mother’s book had brought her there in faith and love.
My children, many people constantly check visa updates, offer letters, bank approvals, and prayer requests, yet do nothing for the work of God.
But the Covenant is not meant to be passive. It is a life of humility, love, mission, responsibility, and faithfulness.
When we truly live the Covenant and work for God, Heaven itself begins to work for us. And when God is truly on our side, no fear, darkness, or power of Satan can stand against us.
Disclaimer: All content in this post is credited to Dr. Fr. V.P. Joseph Valiyaveettil of Kreupasanam Marian Shrine, Kerala, India. I have simply served as a translator and editor in gratitude for the opportunity to assist. If Fr. V.P. Joseph believes any content here infringes upon his rights, I will remove it immediately upon request.
Father’s Malayalam sharings contain profound insights on covenant living and growing closer to God. As language barriers may prevent many from fully receiving these teachings, I have translated and highlighted key points from his YouTube sharings into English as a humble effort to help others in their covenant journey, just as I myself have been inspired.
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