August 3, 1916- Volume 11
Each act the creature does is one more paradise she acquires in Heaven.
Walking with Jesus-Daily Divine Will Calendar
Luisa: But who can say all the little things He told me? Then, this morning, I was praying and lamenting to
Jesus for He was not answering me, especially because He does not stop chastising, and I said to Him: ‘Why
pray if You do not want to answer me? On the contrary, You tell me that the evils will get worse.’
Jesus: And He: “My
daughter, good is always good. Even more, you must know that each prayer, each reparation, each act of love,
any holy thing that the creature does, is one more paradise that she acquires. So, the simplest holy act will be
one more paradise; one act less, a paradise less. In fact, every good act comes from God, and therefore in every
good act the soul takes God; and since God contains infinite, innumerable, eternal, immense joys – so many that
the very Blessed will not arrive at enjoying them all throughout all eternity – it is no wonder, then, that since
each good act acquires God, God is almost bound to substitute them with as many contentments. So, if the soul
suffers even distractions for love of Me, in Heaven her intelligence will have more light and will enjoy as many
more paradises for as many times as she has sacrificed her intelligence; and so much more will she comprehend
God. If she suffers coldness for love of Me, so many paradises will she enjoy of the variety of contentments
which are present in my love; if darkness, so many more contentments in my inaccessible light; and so with all
the rest. This is what one prayer more or one less means.”
Scripture Meditation- 9 And let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart. (Galatians 6:9).
Prayer Reflection- O Lord it IS so easy to grow weary in doing good. We are constantly under siege from the world and our own human wills not united to Yours. We can wonder, why pray, why take the time, what good is any of it doing? But Lord, we love You, we bless You and we adore You because just as we are about to death scroll social media, which has nothing but more bad news, and give up You remind us what it’s all about. Every prayer, every reparation, every act of love no matter how small but in Your Will is building the Kingdom right here, right now. We can’t see it, we don’t feel it but You join into our simplest acts, because all good comes from You and You will not be outdone in generosity, and You give us one more paradise, even in the darkness and yes, even when we suffer for love of You. And the Blessed in Heaven rejoice, our great cloud of witnesses (Hebrews 12) cheering us on. So let us not grow weary and pray from the heart asking You to join in our every little act for Your Glory and the good of all!
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