1 THESSALONIANS 5:9
“He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.”
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PICCARRETA:
July 24. “Oh, how I wish you would occupy yourself with nothing but living of Divine Will, to let sweet Jesus live always together with you. Never lose sight of Him, my child; never leave Him alone in your heart.”
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BOH VOL 35 Oct. 12, 1937
“My blessed daughter, how beautiful it is to live in my Will! The creature who does so, keeps Us always in feast. She knows nothing other than my Will, and everything becomes Will of God for her: the suffering is Divine Will; the joy is Divine Will; her heartbeat, breathing and motion all become Divine Will. Her steps and works feel the steps of my Will as well as the Sanctity of the works of my FIAT. The food she takes, her sleep – the most natural things become Will of God for her. In all that she sees, feels and touches, she sees, feels and touches the palpitating Life of my Will. My Will keeps her so busy and invested with Itself, that – jealous, It doesn’t allow anything, not even the air – not to be Divine Will.
Just as for the creature everything is our Will, so it is for Us. We feel her within the whole of our Divine Being – in the Heartbeat and in the Motion; and we can do nothing, nor do we want to do anything without the creature who lives in our Will. Our Love is such that we make her flow in all our Works; together with Us she maintains and participates in our creative and preserving Act! She is with Us, doing what We do – wanting what We want. And We cannot put her aside, since the Will we possess is one – one the Love, one the Act we do!
This is living in our Will: to live always together; to be one single thing. And this was the need of our Love: to have the company of the creature; to delight together, keeping her in our lap in order to be happy together. Then, since the creature is small, we want to give her our Will in order to have the opportunity to give her our Life, our Act and our modes in each of her acts – Ours by nature, hers by grace. This is our joy and our greatest glory.”
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*PRAYER OF THE DA(moa)
“My Jesus, let’s live together, so that what You do, I will do as well. Your Love gives You the need to live heart to heart; or better still, one single heart with me. May I never deny You my company! You know that I lack many things to be able to live together with You, but I know that You will take care of everything. Clothe me with Your royal garments of Light. Arm me with Your Power. Show off all Your Love for me, making the Life and the Love of Your Will flow into my most intimate fibers. You have said, If I only want it, all is done.”
Adapted from
BOH VOL 34 Oct. 12, 1937