Up to this point, hopefully we have started to get to know the Psalter of Our Lord better. From the previous material, we already know the Psalter of Our Lord as a simple devotional prayer that emphasizes the spirit of repentance, is a means of two-way communication with God, and also has a function as a spiritual weapon.

In addition, because the Psalter of Jesus is a blend of prayers from two different Christian traditions, this prayer has a distinct advantage compared to other prayers, which is that it has great potential as a means of building a spirit of Christian unity.

In fact, there is still a lot of spiritual wealth from the Psalter of Jesus that can be explored behind its simple form. But what is conveyed in this book or video series is enough for anyone to start to know this prayer well, and practice it every day so that it becomes part of the prayer life as a Christian.

Especially the most important thing is to practice it. No matter how well you understand the spiritual gifts and riches of the Psalter of Our Lord, if you don't practice it every day, it will be in vain. Remember how David was able to use a simple stone slinger to defeat the mighty Goliath. This simple stone sling turned into a deadly weapon because David was used to practicing it every day and using it to drive away wild animals that disturbed his flock. So when dealing with Goliath, without any difficulty David was able to knock Goliath down with one throw.

We see the opposite happening to the disciples of the Lord who were confused because they could not cast out an evil spirit. As direct disciples of the Lord Jesus, of course they have been taught the best way to drive out evil spirits. But it turned out that the best teachings they received directly from The Lord were still unable to drive out certain evil spirits. In response to the complaints of His Disciples our Lord replied, "This kind cannot be driven out except by prayer." (Mark 9:29). What the Lord Jesus meant here, of course, was to pray diligently every day. So even though the students were equipped with the best way to drive away evil spirits, they still failed because they did not pray diligently every day.

Likewise with the Psalter of Jesus. Even though this prayer has the character of being a spiritual weapon, its power will be in vain if we don't practice it every day. The Psalter of Our Lord will only be a powerful spiritual weapon for us and will bring abundant spiritual grace if we make it as part of our daily prayer life.

In closing, we will discuss the greatest treasure which is the main strength of the Psalter of Jesus and its important role in dealing with the end-time situation that we are currently living in.

The Apostle Paul summarized all the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ in three pillars:

And now these three things remain: faith, hope and love, and the greatest of these is love. (1Cor. 13:13).

So according to the Apostle Paul the three pillars of our Lord's teachings are:

First, faith in God and all His truths taught by the prophets and fulfilled in the incarnation of the Word. Second, the hope of salvation and eternal life with God because of atoning work of Christ on the cross. And third, God's love which is expressed in Christ's sacrifice on the cross as the source of our life force to love God and others.

In the Psalter of Jesus it turns out that these three pillars of God's teachings are well summarized:

From the first prayer:

"Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God..." this is a statement of our faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord, the Only Begotten Son of God and at the same time the incarnation of the Word of God.

"...have mercy on me a sinner." this is a statement of our hope in the redemption of sins and eternal life because of the merits of Jesus Christ.

Second prayer:

"Lord Jesus Christ, I love You" is a statement of our love for God that completes or answers the meditation on the Lord's passion in the Psalter of Jesus as a statement of God's ultimate love for us.

So behind the simple Psalter of Our Lord are actually all three pillars of God's teachings: faith, hope, and love. Those are the wealth of the Psalter of Jesus. And as the Apostle Paul said, the greatest of the three is LOVE. So we can say: the second prayer and reflection on the passion of our Lord are the most important elements in the Psalter of Jesus.

Then what did the our Lord Jesus say about those who love Him?

"If you love Me, you will keep My commandments." (John 14:15).

This is then emphasized again in another verse.

"If anyone loves me, he will keep my words..." (John 14:23)

So anyone who loves God, he is required to prove it by obeying all of The Lord's commands and teachings. In other words, everyone who loves Jesus Christ is required to be faithful to all the teachings of the Christian faith as revealed in the teachings of the Apostles. Of course, this demand also applies to everyone who practices the Psalter of Our Lord and says, "Lord Jesus Christ, I love Thee" many times.

"We must guard the apostolic faith, which is the foundation of our hope. The apostles are the foundation of the Church, and their teachings are the foundation of our faith." That's what St. Augustine of Hippo about the importance of maintaining the faith of the Apostles. Also St. John Damascene said, "We must hold fast to the sacred deposit of faith handed on by the apostles, and we must preserve it from corruption, lest we ourselves become corrupt." And St. Policarp, the direct disciple of St. John the Apostle said, "Let us hold fast to the faith which has been handed down to us by the apostles, and let us preserve it pure and undefiled."

Even the Apostle Paul strongly condemned anyone who taught teachings that deviated from the teachings of the faith of the Apostles:

But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach a gospel to you besides that which we have preached to you, let him be anathema.  As we said before, so now I say again: If any one preach to you a gospel, besides that which you have received, let him be anathema. (Gal. 1:8-9)

All of this shows that faithfulness to the teachings of the teachings of the Apostles is a fixed price for the Church of Christ and all its members. Uncompromising loyalty is required from all Christians who love God! The problem is, in the midst of the world and all of its rapid changes today, efforts to maintain uncompromising loyalty to the teachings of the Apostles are definitely not an easy matter.

But God never demands anything from us and lets us do it on our own. Thus if we are determined to be faithful to the teachings of the faith of the Apostles as He requires, then God will surely give us all the graces needed so that we can be faithful in the Christian faith. In the Psalter of Jesus we express our love for God, so as a consequence we are also required to be faithful to the faith of the Apostles. But along with that, God also gives us all the graces we need so that we can be faithful to the faith of the Apostles.

Thus we can say that through the Psalter of Jesus we are required, guided and given the strength to be uncompromisingly faithful to all of God's teachings. Or in other words, the Psalter of Jesus is a simple prayer that can be a source of spiritual strength for every Christian to be faithful to all of God's teachings as expressed in the teachings of the Apostles. In the midst of the changing times that challenge the faithfulness of our faith as is currently happening, the presence of the Psalter of Our Lord is very relevant and important.

The Scriptures have foretold the occurrence of apostasy in the end times (Luke 18:8 and 2Tes.2:3). Simply by looking at what is happening in the Catholic Church honestly and digesting it with common sense, we can see clear signs that this prophecy is being fulfilled. Under the pretext of 'aggiornamento' or updating the teachings of the Church to keep up with the times, since the Second Vatican Council the teachings of the faith of the Apostles have gradually been abandoned and replaced with worldly values. This is the process of the great apostasy that is happening right now in the Catholic Church according to the prophecy of the Scriptures!

Then what about God's promise that His Church will not be defeated until the end of time (Mat. 16:18)?

This prophecy will still be fulfilled in the form of faithful remnants as prophesied by the Apostle Paul (Rom. 11:2-5). The Church of Christ will never be defeated because there will always be people who are faithful to the faith of the Apostles until the end of time. They are the wheat that is firmly rooted in God's field, which will survive the purification period when all the weeds that damage God's field are uprooted and burned for destruction.

It is in the context of the rest of the people in this end-time apostasy that we see the presence of the Psalter of Jesus which encourage and help us to be faithful to the faith of the Apostles to be very important. It is no exaggeration if in faith we believe the presence of the Psalter of Our Lord during this time of great apostasy is a divine providence or God's grace intended to form a faithful remnant as the successor of His Church.

"Lord, I love You" were Pope Benedict XVI's last words before his death. These are very prophetic words. Pope Benedict XVI is a person who was directly involved in the Second Vatican Council, but halfway through he realized the problems that arose as a result of this council. The spirit of renewal brought by the Second Vatican Council proved to be producing many bad fruits and further distanced the Catholic Church from the teachings of the faith of the Apostles. Realizing this condition, Pope Benedict XVI tried to return the Church to the faith of the Apostles and fight against various reforms that lead the Church to great apostasy. One of them is by returning the Traditional Latin Mass through the Summorum Pontificum document. Unfortunately his struggle didn't continue because Pope Benedict XVI tragically resigned in 2013 and was replaced by a Pope who was actually trying hard to continue the renewal of the council and bring the Church to the great apostasy at full speed.

Because everyone who loves God is required to be faithful to all of His teachings, Pope Benedict's last words, "Lord, I love You" are an indication of how Pope Benedict XVI with all his weaknesses and limitations wants to bring the Catholic Church back to being faithful to the teachings of the Apostles. Through his last words Pope Benedict XVI invites us all to continue his unfinished struggle, namely returning to be faithful to the faith of the Apostles in the midst of the great apostasy that is currently taking place.

It is no exaggeration to say that through this simple Psalter of Our Lord or Psalter of Jesus we will continue the unfinished struggle of Pope Benedict XVI by saying his last words as part of our daily prayers.