JOURNEY INTO THE DIVINE WILL

From the Writings of Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta

Date: March 5, 1903

Description: Book of Heaven. Vol. 4, March 5, 1903. The crosses of the loss of illusion.

Luisa:

As I was in my usual state, I found myself together with blessed Jesus, who was carrying a bundle of crosses and of thorns in His arms, all tired and weary. On seeing Him in that state, I said: ‘Lord, why weary Yourself so much with this bundle in your arms? ’ And He:

Jesus:

“My daughter, these are the crosses of the loss of illusion, which I keep always ready to disillusion the creatures. ”

Luisa:

Now, as He was saying this, we found ourselves in the midst of people, and as soon as blessed Jesus would see that someone would become attached to creatures, He would take the cross of persecution from that bundle and would give it to him; and that person, seeing himself persecuted, unpopular, would be disillusioned and would comprehend that those were the creatures, and that God alone deserves to be loved. If someone would become attached to riches, He would take from that bundle the cross of poverty and would give it to him; and that person, seeing that riches had vanished away from him, impoverished, would comprehend that everything down here is smoke, and that true riches are eternal, and so he would attach his heart to everything that is eternal. If someone else would become bound to self-esteem, to knowledge, blessed Jesus, with all sweetness, would take the cross of slanders and of confusions and would give it to him; and that person, confounded, slandered, would remove as though a mask from himself and would comprehend his nothingness, his being, and would order his whole interior in the order of God alone, and no longer of himself. And so on with all the other crosses. After this, my adorable Jesus told me:

Jesus:

“Have you seen the reason why I hold this bundle of crosses in my arms? It is my love for creatures that forces Me to keep it, remaining in continuous attitude for them. In fact, the cross is the primary disillusion and the first thing that judges the works of creatures, in such a way that if the creature surrenders, the cross will make him avoid the judgment of God, as I am satisfied when one submits to the judgment of the cross during his life. If then he does not surrender, he will find himself in the sphere of the second loss of illusion at his death, and will be judged with much more strict rigor by God; more so, since he has shunned the judgment of the cross, which is a judgment all of love. ”

Luisa:

After this He disappeared, and I also comprehended that it is true that Jesus loves the cross, but many times it is man himself that incites and provokes Jesus to give him the cross. In fact, if man were ordered, in order with God, with himself and with creatures, not seeing any disorder in him, the Lord would remain at peace and would give him peace. (Book of Heaven on Divinewillapp.com)

Scripture– ²⁷ Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple. (Luke 14:27).

Reflection- O Lord we thank You, we bless You and we adore You because what we think is so terrible, our crosses, and we all have them is meant for our good. All things come together for good for those who love You! (Romans 8:28). We can so cling to the things of this world- health, money, the opinion of others, self esteem and yet we can’t take any of it with us on our last day! O Lord let us be grateful always and ask for the grace to grow in You in each one of our crosses big and small knowing they were fit just for us with Your Love! Fiat!