JOURNEY INTO THE DIVINE WILL

From the Writings of Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta

Date: February 28, 1912

Description: Book of Heaven. Vol. 11, February 28, 1912. The sign in order to know whether one loves only Jesus. How one who loves Him is united with Him.

Luisa:

This morning, as my adorable Jesus came, I said to Him: ‘O my Heart, my Life and my All, how can one know whether one loves You only or others also? ’

Jesus:

“My daughter, if the soul is completely filled with Me up to the brim, to the point of overflowing outside – that is, if she thinks of, searches for, speaks about and loves nothing but Me – it seems that everything else does not exist for her; rather, it bores, it bothers her. At the most, she gives the scraps and the last place to that which is not God, as if it were her last thought, word or act for a necessary thing of the natural life. This is nothing but giving the scraps to one’s nature; this is what saints do. I did it too, with Myself and with the Apostles, giving some dispositions on where to spend the night or what to eat. Giving this to one’s nature does no harm either to love or to true sanctity, and it is a sign that the creature loves Me only. But if the soul alternates among various things – now she thinks of Me, now of something else; now she speaks about Me, and then she speaks at length about something else, and so with the rest – it is a sign that she does not love Me only, and I am not content with it. Then, if only her last thought, her last word, her last act is for Me, it is a sign that she does not love Me, and if she gives Me anything at all, she gives Me nothing but scraps. Yet, this is what most creatures do. Ah, my daughter, those who love Me are united with Me like the branches are united to the trunk of the tree. Can there ever be separation, oblivion or different nourishment between the branches and the trunk? One is their life, one the purpose, the fruits are the same; even more, the trunk is the life of the branches, and the branches are the glory of the trunk – they are all the same thing. This is how the souls who love Me are with Me. ” (Book of Heaven) (Divinewillapp.com)

Scripture- ⁴ Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. ⁵ I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:4-5).

Reflection- O Lord we love You we bless You and we adore You because You show us that You truly are the Vine and we the branches. To live like a saint is to truly live as if everything else but You takes second place. Yes we have to work perhaps, have families, other duties but all is to be done in union with You and fused in Your Most Holy Divine Will. All for Your Glory and to save souls! This is how we truly pray without ceasing! (1 Thessalonians 5:17). So let’s not just give Our Lord the scraps of our lives, the leftovers of our time, talent, and treasure but let us love Jesus with all that we’ve got for the good of all souls!