JOURNEY INTO THE DIVINE WILL

From The Writings of Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta

Vol. 36 – September 27, 1938

The sea, symbol of the Divine Will. How seas of joys flowed beside the pains of Jesus. The power of innocent pains. The truths manifested are a new Creation.

I am always in the sea of the Divine Will, and I make my pains and unspeakable bitternesses flow within It, so that they may be invested by Its divine strength and may turn into light for me and for all. And my sweet Jesus, visiting my little soul, all goodness told me: “My blessed daughter, the sea gives room to all the things that are immersed in it. It gives room to the fish, keeping them submerged inside its waters, giving them everything that is needed to keep them alive. The fish are the most fortunate, the richest – they lack nothing because they live always in the sea. Oh! if the fish got out of the sea, their life would end. The sea receives everything, it lends itself to all, it bathes everything and everyone and hides them all inside its waters. If the sailor wants to cross the sea and go to different regions, the water of the sea receives the ship, becomes the way, accompanies him, never leaves him alone until he reaches his destination. Everyone can find a place in the sea.

Such is my Will: all can find their place in It, and with unspeakable love It makes Itself life of each one, way to guide them, light to dispel the darkness of life, strength to sustain them. It never leaves them alone; whatever they do, It wants to do it together with them. Oh! how It grieves when It sees the creatures outside of Its sea, because It sees them ugly, dirty, so dissimilar from It as to be disgusting. Therefore, the most fortunate are those who live in my Will; they are carried on the lap of Its waves, and as long as they live in It, It will take care of all that is needed for their good.”

After this, I followed my sweet Jesus in His pains, uniting mine to His in order to receive strength from His pains, to sustain mine, for I felt as though crushed. And my dear Jesus added with unspeakable tenderness: “My blessed daughter, I suffered unheard-of pains; but beside these pains flowed seas of joys and of happiness without end. I could see the good they were to produce; I could see, enclosed in them, the souls who would be saved; and since my pains were filled with love, with their warmth they matured the most beautiful sanctities, the most difficult conversions, the most surprising graces. In my pains I felt excruciating sufferings, which gave Me the most ruthless and cruel death, but also seas of joys that sustained Me and gave Me life. If I were not sustained by the joys that my pains contained, I would have died at the first pain I suffered, so great was the torment I suffered, nor could I have prolonged my life. Now, your pains are not only similar to Mine, but I can say that your pains are Mine. If you knew how much I suffer! I feel the rawness, the torment of them embittering Me to the depth of my Heart. But also in these pains I see seas of joy flowing, which will make my Will rise again more beautiful and majestic in the midst of creatures. You don’t know what an innocent pain is, suffered because of Me. Its power is such that the Heavens are astounded and all want the satisfaction, the good, of the suffering of an innocent pain. It can form with its power seas of graces, of light and of love for the good of all. If it wasn’t for these innocent pains which sustain my Justice, I would send the entire world to ruin. Therefore, courage, don’t lose heart my daughter, trust Me and I will take care of everything, to defend the rights of my Will and to make It reign.

I can say that everything I have said about my Will is a new Creation – more beautiful, more varied, more majestic than the very Creation which all can see. Rather, oh! how the visible Creation remains behind It. And just as it is impossible for man to destroy It, suffocate the light of the sun, stop the might of the wind or the air that all breathe, and make of everything a pile of ruins – in the same way, they cannot suffocate, and even less destroy, anything of what I have said on my Divine Will with so much love. In fact, what I have said is a new speaking Creation, and each truth carries the imprint, the seal, of Our Divine Life. So, in the truths I have manifested to you there are speaking suns, winds that speak and engulf the creature into my Will, unto besieging her with the might of Its Power. In these truths there are my varied beauties which will enrapture the creatures, the seas of love by which they will be constantly inundated, which will win all hearts to love Me by their sweet murmuring. In these truths I have placed all possible and imaginable goods: love that conquers, that enraptures, that sweetens, that stirs. Nothing is lacking to dominate the creature and make my Will descend with decorum and majesty, together with the army of my truths – to reign in their midst. And to the creature it is not given to touch this new Creation of Mine. I will know how to guard It well and defend It. Besides, my daughter, this new Creation costs Me the work, not of six days, but of as many as fifty years and more. How could I ever permit that It be repressed or not have Its life, or not come to light? This would be like not having enough power, which cannot be. I will know how to protect It, nor will creatures be able to touch or destroy even a single word of Mine. It costs Me too much; and when things cost much, one uses all means and all arts, and lays down even his life to obtain the purpose.

Therefore, let Me fulfill the work of this new Creation, and do not worry about what they say or do. These are the usual human volubilities: at one blow of the wind they see black, at another blow they remove the blindfold and see white. I will know how to overwhelm everyone and unleash my truths like a fierce army, to dominate the creatures. It does take patience, on my part and on yours, and without faltering, let us go forward.”

Fiat!!!

Scripture Meditation- Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress;
²⁹ he made the storm be still,
    and the waves of the sea were hushed.
³⁰ Then they were glad because they had quiet,
    and he brought them to their desired haven.
³¹ Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wonderful works to the sons of men! (Psalm 107:28-31)

Prayer Reflection- O Lord we love You, we praise You, we adore You because You calm the seas in our souls and You call us to live in the sea of Your Divine Will. We can live in Your seas of joys and happiness even in our trials and our deepest pain. We thank You Lord for Your steadfast love!