wALKINg with jesus daily

Walking With Jesus- Daily Divine Will Calendar based on the Writings of Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta

August 11, 1906
The cross is a treasure.- Volume 7

Luisa- Finding myself in my usual state, I saw my adorable Jesus with a cross in His hand, all full of white pearls. Giving
it to me as gift, He placed it on my breast, and it sank into my heart as inside a room. Then He told me:

Jesus- “My daughter, the
cross is a treasure, and the safest place in which to keep this valuable treasure is one’s own soul. Or rather, it is a safe
place when the soul is disposed to receive this treasure with patience, with resignation and with the other virtues, because
the virtues are as many keys that secure it, so as not to spoil it or expose it to thieves. But if it does not find especially the
gold key of patience, this treasure will find many thieves, who will steal it and spoil it.

Scripture Meditation- ⁴⁵ “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, ⁴⁶ who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. (Matthew 13:45-46).

Prayer Reflection- O Lord we love You, we bless You and we adore You because we have all heard that Your Kingdom is the pearl of great price. I know I always thought this was “The Gospel” in general not the Cross in particular, but what is The Gospel really? What is it that Saint Paul preached- Jesus Christ and Him crucified, the simple message that You died on the Cross for our sins and rose again to conquer sin and death. So when we accept this treasure, as You teach us in the Gospel, we accept the Cross. And we do this with patience and resignation, picking up our crosses as we follow You! It is our crosses made of pearl and gold and given to us with love. fashioned just for us, that will sanctify us in union with You! But Lord how many of us do not recognize the Cross for what it is and do not greet it with patience but with anxiety, fear, worry, and even anger and rejection. For the many crosses sent to us, we just want to escape the pain but You have given us every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1) and Your Grace is sufficient (2 Corinthians 1:9) and You never leave us as we join our little crosses to Yours. As You told us in the Nineteenth Hour of the Passion- Oh Cross, it is true that You are my martyrdom, but in a
little while You will also be my victory and my most complete
triumph; and through You I will give abundant inheritances,
victories, triumphs and crowns to my children.” So let us keep The Cross that You have for us in safety in our souls receiving all that You have to give to us with love! Fiat!