*EPHESIANS 4: 2-3*
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”
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*PICCARRETA:*
Apr. 18. “Disturbance is not food for Jesus. Peace forms the day, and converts everything we do into love.”
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*BOH VOL 9 July 29, 1909*
_Peace is Divine virtue._
Continuing in my usual state, I said to myself:
“Why does the Lord absolutely want that no breath of disturbance enter into me, and that in all things I remain at peace? It seems that nothing pleases Him, be they even great works, heroic virtues, atrocious sufferings… It seems that He sniffs in the soul, and with all those things, if she has no peace, He remains nauseated and displeased with the soul.”
At that moment, He made Himself heard, and with dignified and imposing voice, answering my “why‟, He told me:
“Because peace is divine virtue, while the other virtues are human. So, any virtue, if it is not crowned with peace, cannot be called virtue – but vice.
This is why I cherish peace so much – because peace is the surest sign that one suffers and works for Me, and it is the heritage I give to my children, of the eternal peace they will enjoy with Me in Heaven.”
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*PRAYER OF THE DAY:*
“My Jesus, may I remain always at peace, knowing that it is Your Will that tests me, wanting not only to purge me, but to destroy even the shadow of my will. In all peace, may I continue my flight in Your Volition, being concerned with nothing.
Oh Jesus, may everything which may happen inside and outside of me make Your Will stand out even more, and expand within me the boundaries of Your Will in my human will. May You Yourself keep the pace in my interior, and direct everything in me according to Your Will.”
Adapted from
*BOH VOL 16 Jan. 4, 1924*