Walking With Jesus-Daily Divine Will Calendar From The Writings Of Servant Of God Luisa Piccarreta
September 17, 1927
The pains are like iron beaten by the hammer, which emits sparks- Volume 23
Luisa- So, continuing in my abandonment in the Divine Will, I felt myself in the nightmare of the pains; and my beloved
Jesus, clasping me to Himself to give me strength, told me:
Jesus- “My daughter, the pains are like iron beaten by the hammer,
which makes it sparkle with light and become red-hot, to the point of being transformed into fire; and under the blows it
receives, it loses its hardness, it softens, in such way that one can give it the shape one wants. Such is the soul under the
blows of pain: she loses hardness, she sparkles with light, she is transformed into my love and becomes fire; and I, Divine
Artificer, finding her soft, give her the shape I want. Oh! how I delight in making her beautiful; I am a jealous Artificer,
and I want the boast that no one can and knows how to make my statues, my vases – both in their form and in their beauty,
and even more in their fineness and in the light that, sparkling, converts them all into truth. So, for each blow I give her, I
prepare a truth to be manifested, because each blow is a spark that the soul emits from herself; and I do not lose them as
does the smith in beating the iron, but I use them to invest those sparks of light with surprising truth, such as to serve the
soul as the most beautiful clothing, and to administer to her the nourishment of divine life.”
Scripture Meditation- 28 We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the first-born among many brethren. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called; and those whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified. (Romans 8:28-30).
Prayer Reflection- O Lord we love You, we bless You, and we adore You because today we meditate on the transformative power of suffering and how You use it, our Divine Artificer, or Craftsman ,to work all things for our good and the good of all souls! O Lord it can be so hard to see in the pain we may be in be it physical, emotional, or spiritual. We indeed so often feel like we are being beaten as if by an iron hot hammer but oh, how this painful heat turns into sparks of light! And in this reshaping of our souls You are transforming us into love, even as we spin on Your Potter’s Wheel (Jeremiah 18). All of our experiences, even the most difficult, are Your Plan to conform us to the image of Christ. So let us today in every circumstance, picture You forming us, so that our hearts would soften making us receptive to Your Love! Lord let us resolve today to offer all pain and hardships today in trust of how You are using them for Your Glory and the good of all and to always looks for the sparks of light that arise from these challenges as loving reminders of Your Work in our souls! Fiat!
