JOURNEY INTO THE DIVINE WILL

From The Writings of Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta

Date: February 12, 1900

Description: Book of Heaven. Vol. 3, February 12, 1900. Voluntary defects form clouds.

Luisa:

As I was in a state of abandonment on the part of my adorable Jesus, I felt my poor heart crushed by the pain, as though under a press. Oh! God, what an unutterable pain! While I was in this state, I saw my dear Good almost like a shadow, but not clearly; I only saw one hand clearly, which seemed to carry a lamp that was lit; and He dipped His finger in the lamp and anointed the area of my heart, exacerbated to the summit by the pain of His privation. At that moment I heard a voice saying:

Jesus:

“The truth is light, which the Word brought upon earth. Just as the sun illuminates, vivifies and fecundates the earth, so does the light of truth give life and light, and renders souls fecund with virtues. Even though many clouds obfuscate this light of truth, which are the iniquities of men, in spite of this, it does not cease to send forth glimmers of vivifying light from behind the clouds, so as to warm souls. And if these clouds are clouds of imperfection and of involuntary defects, this light, piercing them with its heat, makes them vanish and penetrates freely into the soul. ”

Luisa:

So, I comprehended that the soul must be attentive not to fall even into a shadow of voluntary defects, which are those dangerous clouds that prevent the entrance of divine light. (Book of Heaven/Divinewillapp.com)

Scripture- ⁸ for once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light ⁹ (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), (Ephesians 5:8-9).

Reflection- O Lord we love You, we thank You, we adore You and we glorify You because Your Light always shines on us with Your Truth and Your Word. You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life! Your Sun always shines but it is we who form the clouds with our voluntary defects- those small selfish habits of ours and little failures to do good. These dangerous clouds lead to sin and lukewarmness and keep our focus on ourselves and not on You! So let us be attentive always looking at You, the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2) asking You to empty us of these defects as You fill us with Your Light for Your Glory and the good of all!