From The Writings of Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta
January 3, 1900 Peace, in any circumstance.
I continued to see myself all full of miseries; not only so, but also restless. It seems to me that all of my interior had become alarmed because of the loss of Jesus. I kept thinking to myself that my great sins had made me deserve that my adorable Jesus had left me, and therefore I was not going to see Him any more. Oh! what a cruel death this thought is for me! Or rather, more ruthless than any death! ‘No longer to see Jesus…! No longer to hear the gentleness of His voice…! To lose the One on whom my life depends, and from whom every good comes to me…! How can I live without Him? Ah! everything is over for me if I lose Jesus!…’ With these thoughts I felt an agony of death; all of my interior was upset for it wanted Jesus. And He, in a flash of light, manifested Himself to my soul, telling me: “Peace, peace, do not want to disturb yourself. Just as a most fragrant flower perfumes the place in which it is put, so does peace fill with God the soul who possesses it.” And He escaped like a flash.
Ah! Lord, how good You are with this sinner! And I also tell You in confidence: ‘How impertinent You are, for I must lose You no less, and You do not even want me to become disturbed or restless; and if I do it, You make me understand that I myself move away from You, because with peace I fill myself with God, while by becoming disturbed I fill myself with diabolical temptations.’ Oh my sweet Jesus! How much patience it takes with You! – that whatever happens to me, I cannot even become upset or disturbed, but You want me to remain in perfect calm and peace.
Scripture Meditation- 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. (John 14:27).
Reflection- O Lord we bless You, we adore You, and we love You because we can learn from the privations of our Luisa what You want from us when we feel disturbed or far from You! You want us in perfect peace, Your Peace which You always give to us whether we can feel it or not. And like Luisa we can become frustrated when we move away from You and yet it is us who allow ourselves to be disturbed and let our hearts become troubled and afraid. Lord may we always remember that You always bring peace and fill our souls with Yourself. Lord may Your Peace reign in all souls!
JOURNEY INTO THE DIVINE WILL 