Hence I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands (2 Timothy 1:6)
Volume 13- December 5, 1921
One Who Does Not Accept The Gifts of God Is Ungrateful. Doubts and Difficulties.
Daughter of my Will, why do you not want to recognize the gifts that your Jesus wants to give you? This is a highest ingratitude. Imagine a king, surrounded by his faithful ministers, and a poor boy, barefooted, ragged, who, taken by love of seeing the king, goes up to the royal palace, and making himself smaller than he is, looks at the king from behind the ministers, and then lowers himself for fear of being discovered. The king notices this, and while the boy is there huddled behind the ministers, he calls him and takes him aside. The little one trembles, blushes, he fears to be punished, but the king presses him to his heart and says to him: ‘Do not fear, I took you aside to tell you that I want to elevate you above all. I want you to surpass all the gifts that I have given to my ministers, nor do I want you to leave my royal palace any more.’ If the boy is good, he will accept with love the proposal of the king; he will tell everyone how good the king is; he will tell the ministers, calling everyone to thank the king. If, though, he is ungrateful, he will refuse to accept, saying: ‘What do you want from me? I am a little one – poor, ragged, barefooted. These gifts are not for me.’ And he will keep in his heart the secret of his ingratitude. Is this not a horrendous ingratitude? And what will happen to that boy? So you are: because you see yourself unworthy, you would want to get rid of my gifts.”
Prayer Meditation- O Lord we love You and praise You because You have given us the greatest gift, the sanctity of sanctities. Lord may we always cherish Your gifts, none of us are worthy, but in Your perfect Love there is no fear! 