JOB 1: 21
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
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PICCARRETA:
July 16. “Resignation is what renders the cross lovable, beautiful and precious. Resignation empties the cross and renders it light, making a sweet blood descend into our veins, which sweetens its bitterness.”
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BOH VOL 2 Aug. 8, 1899
A resigned soul is Jesus’ rest.
He continues to make Himself seen for just a little and almost angry with men. As much as I prayed Him to pour His bitternesses into me, it was impossible, and without paying attention to what I was saying to Him, He told me:
“Resignation absorbs all that can be painful and disgusting to one’s nature and renders it sweet.
And since my Being is peaceful and tranquil, in such a way that, no matter what may happen in Heaven and on earth, It cannot receive the slightest breath of disturbance, resignation has the virtue of grafting these very virtues of mine into the soul.
A resigned soul is always at rest; and not only herself, but she also allows Me to rest peacefully within her.”
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*PRAYER OF THE DA(moa)
“Lord, You know how much being deprived of You costs Me; but I resign myself to your Most Holy Will, offering this most bitter pain as a means to prove my love and to placate You.
These bothers, annoyances, wearinesses, coldnesses that I feel, I intend to send You as messengers of praises and of reparations for myself, and for all creatures. “
BOH VOL 2 October 21, 1899