LUKE 17: 20-21
“‘The kingdom of God does not come with outward observation; nor will men say, “Behold, it is here!” or, “There it is!” For, behold, the Kingdom of God is within you.’”
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PICCARRETA:
Apr. 29. “Let us pray and look for our place in the Divine Will. Let us make of our will the secret cell in which Jesus speaks to us and reveals to us His secrets, but in which He also reveals to us His pains.”
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Book of Heaven
Vol. 22 June 8, 1927
For one who does the Divine Will, all times and places are her own. How she takes eternity in her power.
“My daughter, Our love is perfect in all Our works, and since it is perfect, We lose nothing of what We do, and therefore Our works serve as triumph, glory and everlasting crown of Our Divine Being, and whatever is done in the perfection of Our perfect love is not subject either to being lost, or to losing its wholeness and beauty.
How different is the work of the creature because she lacks the perfect love for her works. She operates and puts her works out – she has neither the virtue nor the space in order to preserve them within herself, and this is why she loses many of her works; and since they lack the life and the love of the one who has formed them, the human works do not have the virtue of remaining beautiful, intact and ever new, just as they were made.
Therefore, with the soul who lives in Our Divine Will, We delight in showing her all Our acts, which appear as though being all present and in the act of being done. And We say to the soul:
“Repeat Our act, so that what We do, you may do as well, so as to place the act of the Creator in common with the creature.‟
It happens as to someone who possesses many beautiful things, but keeps them under lock and key in separate rooms – no one knows that he has so many things of varied beauty.
Now, a second person wins the favor of the first one, he proves to be faithful to him, nor is he capable of moving one coma of his will. He captures the heart of the first one, who feels his heart crack, because his love toward that person leads him with an irresistible force to show him the goods he possesses, and the variety and rarity of so many precious things.
Therefore he opens the secret rooms and says to him:
“I feel divided in love if I do not make you aware of my secrets, if I do not let you see what I possess, so that we may enjoy and possess together. ‟
Those things seem all new to the second one, because he had never seen things of that kind, but for the first, those were ancient things.
The same happens for one who comes to live in Our Will: the doors are opened, Our secrets are revealed, she is made aware of all Our most beautiful works. To keep secrets with her, to hide Our acts, would be a weight upon Our Heart, it would be as though keeping her like a stranger. Oh! how this would afflict Us. In fact, true and perfect love admits neither secrets nor separation of works and of goods; on the contrary, what is mine is yours, what I know, you know as well.
Even more, you must know that my Will forms the echo of Its works, of Its love, of Its word, in the soul in whom It reigns, in such a way that, on hearing Its echo, the soul repeats the work, the love and the word of the Divine Fiat.”
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PRAYER OF THE DAY:
“As daughter of Your Eternal Will, I prostrate myself before Your Supreme Majesty and offer my adorations, my homages, my praises, in the name of all, with the Power of Your Will, with the Wisdom and with the Will of Your Supreme Love.
May you feel in me the Power of Your Will adoring You, the Wisdom of Your Will glorifying You, the Love of your Will loving You and praising You.
And since the Power, the Wisdom and the Love of You Three Divine Persons are in communication with the intellect, the memory and the will of all creatures, may You feel my adorations, homages and praises flow within all the intelligences of creatures, which, rising between Heaven and earth, may make You hear the echo of Your own Power, Wisdom and Love, adoring You, praising You and loving You.”
Adapted from
Book of Heaven
Vol. 17 Oct. 2, 1924