JOURNEY INTO THE DIVINE WILL

From The Writings of Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta

Vol. 20 – September 26, 1926

The mere word ‘Will of God’ contains an eternal prodigy. How everything converts into love and prayer.

I was feeling all immersed in the Supreme Volition, and my poor mind was thinking about the many admirable effects It produces. And my always lovable Jesus told me: “My daughter, the mere word ‘Will of God’ contains an eternal portent, which no one can equal. It is a word that embraces everything – Heaven and earth. This Fiat contains the creative fount, and there is nothing good which cannot come from It. So, one who possesses my Will, by virtue of It, acquires by right all the goods that this Fiat possesses. Therefore, she acquires the right to the likeness of her Creator, she acquires the right to divine sanctity, to His goodness, to His love. By right, Heaven and earth are hers, because all came into existence from this Fiat. With reason, her rights extend over everything. So, the greatest gift, the greatest grace I can give to the creature is to give her my Will, because all possible and imaginable goods are bound to It – and by right, because everything belongs to It.”

Then, afterwards, my sweet Jesus made Himself seen coming out from within my interior, and He was looking at me; but He fixed His gazes on me so much, as if He wanted to portray Himself – engrave Himself within my poor soul. On seeing this, I said to Him: ‘My Love, Jesus, have pity on me; don’t You see how ugly I am? Your privation during these days has rendered me even uglier. I feel I am good at nothing; even the rounds in your Will I do with difficulty. Oh! how bad I feel. Your privation is like a consuming fire for me, which, burning everything in me, takes away from me the life of doing good. It leaves me only your adorable Will which, binding me all to Itself, makes me want nothing but your Fiat, and see and touch nothing but your Most Holy Will.’

And Jesus, resuming His speaking, added: “My daughter, wherever my Will is present, everything is sanctity, everything is love, everything is prayer. So, since Its fount is in you, your thoughts, your gazes, your words, your heartbeat and also your movements – everything is love and prayers. It is not the form of the words that forms prayer – no; it is my operating Will which, dominating all of your being, makes of your thoughts, words, gazes, heartbeats and movements as many little fountains, which spring from the Supreme Will; and rising up to Heaven, in their mute language, some pray, some love, some adore, some bless. In sum, my Will makes the soul do what is holy – what belongs to the Divine Being. Therefore, the soul who possesses the Supreme Will as life is the true heaven which, be it even mute, narrates the glory of God and announces itself as the work of His creative hands. How beautiful it is to see the soul in whom my Will reigns! As she thinks, looks, speaks, palpitates, breathes, moves, she forms the stars to adorn her heaven, to narrate more the glory of the One who created her. My Will embraces everything as though in one breath, and lets nothing of all that is good and holy escape the soul.”

Scripture Meditation- ¹⁶ Rejoice always, ¹⁷ pray constantly, ¹⁸ give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

Prayer Reflection- O Lord we love You, we bless You and we adore You because when You reign in our souls it is all love and prayer- fountains of Your Grace! Let us pray without ceasing!