1 JOHN 3:2
“Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.”
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PICCARRETA:
Aug. 11. “Jesus wants to display His love, but our will is small and He doesn’t know where to put it. He wants to give us surprising graces, but our will is incapable of receiving them. This is why He wants to find in us His Holy Will – not only to give us what He wants, but to make of us His faithful images.”
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BOH VOL 32 June 25, 1933
I felt my poor and little intelligence as though crowded with many thoughts regarding the Divine Will; and I thought to myself: “And why does Jesus have so much interest, and He insists, yearns, prays and wants the creatures to pray for the His Divine Will to come and reign? It is true that for the creature this will be the greatest gain – to have in her power an immense Volition, a power that is never exhausted, a love that always burns, a light that is never extinguished, a sanctity that seems incredible and that always grows; it can be said that there is nothing left for her to desire or to possess, because she possesses everything. But for God? What could be His gain, His glory, His honor?‟
So, while I was thinking of this and other things, my sovereign Jesus, visiting my little soul, all goodness, told me: “My daughter, dearest daughter of my Will, the reason, the cause, the purpose for which I so much long for my Divine Will to take Its place, Its dominion, and to act as sovereign in the creature, is because Our Supreme Being goes in search of Itself in the human littleness. Think well of what it means: a God who goes in search of Himself. But where? Perhaps in the expanse of the heavens? No. In the magnitude of the light that covers the whole earth? No. Perhaps in the multiplicity of the waters of the sea? No; but in the little human heart.
We want to hide Our immensity, Our power, Our wisdom, and the whole of Our Divine Being in the creature. To hide Ourselves inside of great things is not so great after all; but in the small things We give greater display of love, power, etc.
And since We are omnipotent and can do anything, it gives Us greater delight, and We take more pleasure in hiding Ourselves in the human littleness rather than in great things; and if We do not find Our Will in her, We can neither look for Ourselves, nor find Ourselves in her – We would lack the space in which to place Ourselves; all Our divine attributes would feel impotent to hide Our divine life there where Our Will is not present.
See then, the reason why We want, We long, and for the creature also to long and pray that she may live of Divine Volition: it is because We go in search of Ourselves within her, and We want to find Ourselves as though in Our own center.
And do you think this is little – the great gain that We make, the glory, the honor We receive: that the little human heart would hide Our Will and Our very life in order to give Us double love, double power, wisdom, goodness, to engage in a contest with Our very Selves? If you do not comprehend this, it means that you are still blind in the interminable ways of my Divine Will. ”
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PRAYER OF THE DAY:
“My blessed Jesus, oh, how I wish to love You, to be loved more by You! I know that You love me so much that you never leave me, and You dwell in me continuously. Thank You for your benignity in dwelling in me, but I am not so content; I would be more content and would feel safer if l could dwell in You.
In time, may I give You dwelling, and in eternity may You give it to me; I am well content and sure that the One who dwells in me has the power to maintain my dwelling fortified and free of any danger.”
Adapted from
BOH VOL 7 Nov. 12, 1906