April 30. 1932, Volume ?
To live in the Divine Will is a Gift, and this Gift is excess of Love and
Magnanimity of God toward the creature.
I felt all immersed in the Divine Volition. A crowd of thoughts occupied my mind; Its sweet enchantment, Its light which invests everything, Its many truths which line up around like a formidable army, send away all that does not belong to It. The happy creature who lives in the Divine Will finds herself in a Celestial atmosphere, fully happy, in the fullness of peace of the Saints; and if she desires anything, it is that all may know a Volition so adorable, so holy, and that all may come to enjoy her happiness.
Now, while I was thinking to myself of how the creatures would ever be able to come to live in the Divine Will, in order to form Its holy Kingdom, with a tender tone my beloved Jesus told me: "My daughter, how little you are! Your littleness is unable to rise within the Power, the Immensity and the Goodness of your Creator; and with your littleness you want to measure Our greatness and Our generosity. Poor little one! You wander in Our interminable powers, and you are unable to give the right weight to Our Divine and infinite ways. It is true that, humanly speaking, the creature, surrounded by evils as she is, is still unable to conceive how to live in my Will and how Its Kingdom on earth can be formed. It is for her as though wanting to touch Heaven with a finger; but that which is impossible to men, is possible to God.
You must know that living in Our Will is a Gift, which Our Magnanimity wants to give to the creature. With this Gift she will feel transformed: from poor she will become rich; from weak, strong; from ignorant, learned; from slave of vile passions, sweet and voluntary prisoner of a Will all holy, Which will give her free dominion over herself, over the Divine Dominions, and over all creatures.
If a king gave a million as a gift to a poor beggar, who is dressed in miserable rags, lives in a hovel with no doors, therefore exposed to thieves and to all the elements, who has not enough bread to feed himself and is forced to beg for it – he would immediately change his lot: he would no longer be a beggar, but a lord who possesses palaces and villas, who wears sumptuous clothes, nourishes himself with delicious food, and finds himself in the position to help others too. Who changed the lot of this poor one? The million he received as gift. Now, if vile money has the virtue of changing the lot of a poor unhappy one, much more so the great Gift of Our Will – Gift of infinite value, Gift that, once given, will change the unhappy lot of the human generations, except for those souls who do not want to accept It.
This Gift was given to man at the beginning of his creation, but, ungrateful, he rejected It by doing his own will. Once he disposes himself to do Our Will, he prepares himself to receive back this Gift, so great and infinite. Our knowledge on the FIAT will aid and prepare the creature in a surprising way to receive this Gift, and all that she has been unable to obtain until now, she will be able to obtain tomorrow.
With this Gift, the human family will feel so bound to her Creator that she will no longer see herself as far away from Him, but rather, so close - as if she belonged to His own family, and lived with Him in His own royal palace. Then she will see herself in the abundance of His riches, nor will she ever again feel miseries, weaknesses, or tumultuous passions. She will have strength, peace and abundance of grace in everything, to the point of being able to say: ‘I lack nothing; I have everything at my disposal.’
The Gifts We give are always effects of Our
inextinguishable Love and of Our highest Magnanimity. In fact, if We wanted to consider
whether the creature deserves it or not, whether she has made sacrifices or not, then what
We give would no longer be a gift, but merchandise, and Our gift would then depend on the
creature and become her right. No, Our gifts are nobody’s right. In fact, man did not
exist yet, and before he was, We had already created the heavens, the sun, the wind, the
sea, the flowery earth, and all the rest, in order to give them to him as a gift. Could he
possibly deserve gifts so great and perennial? But Our Love was not satisfied yet,
therefore in creating Him, We gave him also the great Gift, which surpassed all the others
– Our Omnipotent FIAT. It is true that he rejected It, but We kept It in store, in
order then to give to the children that same Gift which their father rejected. We want
nothing in exchange but correspondence on the part of the creature – her gratitude,
her little love."
December 25, 1925 Volume 18
The disposition is needed in order to possess the gift of the Divine Will. Similes
of It.
I was thinking of what is said above – that the Divine Will is a gift, and, as a gift, one possesses it as his own. On the other hand, one who does the Will of God must submit to commands, and ask very often what he must do; he is lent the gift, not to be owner of it, but to do that action which God wants; and once he has done it, he gives back the gift he had borrowed. Many images and similes formed in my mind concerning one who lives in the Divine Will and possesses It as a gift, and one who does the Most Holy Will of God, who not only does not possess the fullness of the gift, but, if he possesses It, it is at intervals and as a loan… I am going to talk about some of those similes.
I assumed I had a gold coin, which had the virtue of producing as many coins as I wanted. Oh, how rich I could become with such a gift! On the other hand, someone else borrows this gift for one hour, or in order to carry out one action, to then give it back immediately. What a difference between my richness because of the gift I possess, and that of the one who borrows it!
Or, that I had received the gift of a light which never dims: I would be safe, both at night and during the day, having always the good of possessing this light, which no one can take away from me. It becomes as though a natural part of me, and gives me the benefit of knowing what is good in order to do it, and what is evil to escape it. Therefore, with this light I received as a gift, I sneer at all - the world, the enemy, my passions, and even myself. This light is a perennial source of happiness for me. It has no weapons, and yet defends me; it has no voice, yet instructs me; it has no hands or feet, yet it directs my path, becoming a safe guide, which brings me to Heaven… Instead, someone else has to go and ask for this light when he feels the need for it, therefore he does not have it at his disposal. Not used to looking at all times with this light, he does not possess the knowledge of good and evil, and has not enough strength to do good and avoid evil. Therefore, not possessing the light, always on, into how many deceptions, dangers and bottlenecks does he not find himself? What a difference, between one who possesses this light as his own gift, and one who has to go and ask for it when he needs it…
Now, while my mind wandered in the midst of many similes, I said to myself: ‘So, to live in the Divine Will is to possess the Will of God, and this is a gift. Therefore, if the Goodness of God does not condescend to give It, what can the poor creature do?’
In that moment, my adorable Jesus moved in my interior, as though squeezing me all to Himself, and told me: "My daughter, it is true that to live in my Will is a gift, and it is to possess the greatest gift. However, this gift – which contains infinite value, which is currency coined in every instant, which is light that never dims, which is Sun that never sets, which puts the soul in her place, established by God in the divine order, therefore taking her place of honor and sovereignty in the Creation – is given only to one who is disposed, to one who will not waste it, to one who will esteem it and love it more than her own life; so much so, as to be able to sacrifice her life, in order to let this gift of my Will have supremacy over all, and to be taken into consideration more than life itself - even more, that life be nothing compared to It.
Therefore, first I want to see that the soul really wants to do my Will and never her own, that she is ready to make any sacrifice in order to do Mine, and that in everything she does, she always asks Me for the gift of my Will, even just as a loan.
When I see that she does nothing without the loan my Will, I give It to her as a gift, because by asking for It over and over again, she has formed the void in her soul, in which to place this celestial gift; and by getting used to living with the loan of this divine Food, she has lost the taste for her own will; her palate was ennobled and will no longer adapt itself to the vile food of her own self. Therefore, in seeing that she possesses that gift which she longed for, yearned for, and loved so much, she will live from the life of that gift, she will love It and esteem It as it deserves.
Would you not condemn a man, who, taken with a childish affection for a little boy - only to have him around a little to amuse himself with him - would give him a banknote worth a thousand; and the child, not knowing its value, tears it to a thousand pieces after a few minutes? But if, instead, he makes the child desire it first, then he makes him know its value, then the good which that banknote of a thousand could do for him, and then gives it to him - that child would not tear it to pieces, but would go put it under lock and key, appreciating the gift and loving the giver more; and you would praise that man who had the ability to make known to the little boy the value of the money… If man does so, much more do I, Who give my gifts with wisdom, with justice and with true love. Here is, therefore, the necessity of disposition, of the knowledge of the gift, of esteem and appreciation, and of love for the gift itself.
Therefore, knowledge of It is like the bearer of the gift of my Will which I want to give to the creature. Knowledge prepares the way. Knowledge is like the contract I want to make of the gift I want to give. And the more knowledge I send to the soul, the more she is spurred on to desire the gift and to solicit the Divine Writer to place the final signature – that the gift is hers and she possesses it. So, the sign that in these times I want to give this gift of my Will, is the knowledge of It. Therefore, be attentive not to let anything escape you of what I manifest to you about my Will, if you want Me to place the final signature on the gift which I yearn to give to the creatures."
After this, my poor mind dissolved in the Supreme Volition, and I did as much as I could in order to do all my acts in the Divine Volition. I felt invested with a supreme light, and as my little acts came out of myself, they took their place in that light and were converted into light; and I could see neither the point of light at which I had done them, nor where to find them.
I could only see that they had become part of that light and could no longer be seen. It was impossible for me to navigate through all that inaccessible light: to remain inside of It, yes, but crossing It was not allowed to my littleness.
In the meantime, my adorable Jesus moved in my interior and told me: "My daughter, how beautiful are the works of the soul in my Will! Her act unites to the single Act of her Creator, which does not know succession of acts, because eternal Light is not divisible, and if it could be divided – which cannot be – the divided part would become darkness. Therefore, as the divine Act is light of all her work, It forms one single act. Operating in the Light of my Volition, the soul unites to that single Act of her Creator and takes her place within the sphere of the Eternal Light. This is why you cannot see your acts, either in the point of Light where you performed them, or where they are now: because it is impossible for the creature to cross the eternal Light of God completely, although she knows that her act is certainly present in that Light, and takes its place in the past, in the present, and in the future.
See, the Sun too has, in part, this property, being image and shadow of the divine Light. Suppose you were operating at a point on which the Sun spreads its solar light: you see its light in front of you, above and behind you, on the right and on the left. If you wanted to see which was the part of the light of the Sun that surrounded you completely, you would not be able to find it, or distinguish it; you could only say that the light was certainly on you. Now, that light has been since the first instant in which the Sun was created; and it is and will be. If your act could convert into solar light as it converts into divine Light, could you perhaps find your little particle of light, and the light which was given to you by the Sun in order to let you operate? Certainly not. However, you know that an act came from you, which was incorporated into the light of the Sun. This is why I say that to live in the Supreme Volition is the greatest thing – it is to live Divine Life.
As soon as He sees the soul in His Will, the
Celestial Creator, takes her in His arms, and placing her on His lap, lets her operate
with His own hands, and with the power of that FIAT through which all things were created.
He lets all His reflections descend upon the creature, in order to give her the likeness
of His works. This is why the work of the creature becomes light, unites to that single
Act of her Creator, and becomes eternal glory and continuous praise to her Creator.
Therefore, be attentive, and let the living in my Will be your All, that you may never
descend from your origin – the womb of your Creator."
From the Letters of Luisa (#16)
You must know that the holiness of living in the Divine Volition is nothing other than a birth wrought by the Divine Holiness in His creature. For this reason, It is the greatest miracle that can be wrought in a creature. It is the miracle that can give all to God and love Him for all, even for those who do not exist.
Moreover, one can receive all from God. This is because upon finding his Holiest Will in us, He finds the place to entrust his Holiness, his Goodness, his Beauty, his Graces, and also his Divine mission. Therefore He can form His own Divine Procreation in all our actions. Oh, how God is glorified and loved upon seeing in our little acts, as well as in our sighs, movements, and steps, the procreation of his Divine Life.
Now then, the holiness of living in the Divine Volition symbolizes the sun that does good to all. It gives to all, refuses no one, and it holds the earth as if in its lap. It gives to some color, to others sweetness, and [it gives] such a variety of sweetness and colors and other things. However, while it does good, the sun never says a word. It lets us trample its light with our footsteps, it follows us wherever we go. Furthermore, all the glory and honor is of God, who has made it the sun.
The soul who lives in the Divine Volition is similar to this. Additionally, the Lord uses [her] to do good to all, and through her He receives the love, glory, and honor as if all were to love Him. This is why He wishes so much that the Divine Volition be known, in order to form his Divine Procreation. Hence, in this way, He can be more generous with His beloved creatures.
Vividly He feels the need to want to love and be loved, but always his Will and his Love remain obstructed. He can neither give nor receive all that He wants. This is why the Divine Volition has such surprises in the soul that the Heavens are astonished, and the Angels speechless, upon seeing our Creator enclosed in our little actions.
October 27, 1922 Volume 14
The Most Holy Humanity of Jesus gave Life within Itself to the children of darkness,
converting them into Children of Light, and among these It contains a second generation
which He must deliver: the Children of the Divine Will.
I was thinking to myself about all that has been written in these past days, and I thought to myself: ‘How is it possible that my sweet Jesus has waited for so long to make known all that His Humanity operated in the Divine Will for love of the creatures?’ But while I was thinking this, my always adorable Jesus, making Himself seen with His Heart opened, told me: "Daughter of my Will, why concern yourself? This happened also in Creation. How long did I not keep It in my womb actually formed? And when I pleased, I delivered It. And even Redemption, how long did I not keep It within Me? I could say from eternity; and still I waited much time before descending from Heaven and bringing It to fulfillment. This is my usual way: first I fecundate my Works, I form them within Me, and at the appropriate time I deliver them. Even more, you must know that my Humanity contained two generations within Itself - the children of darkness and the children of Light. I came to rescue the first ones, and so I gave out my Blood in order to save them.
My Humanity was holy, and nothing did It inherit of the miseries of the first man; and although It was similar in natural features, It was untouchable by the slightest spot which could veil my Sanctity. My only inheritance was the Will of my Father, in which I had to carry out all my human acts, to form in Me the generation of the children of Light. You see, I was allowed to form this generation exactly in the womb of the Will of my Celestial Father, and I spared no strain, nor acts, nor pains, nor prayers; on the contrary, it was at the top of all the things I did and suffered, in such a way that I conceived it in Me, I fecundated it and I formed it. They were the ones, the children of Light, whom the Divine Father had entrusted to Me with so much love; they were my favorite inheritance, which was given to Me in the Most Holy Supreme Will.
Now, after I have made known the goods of Redemption and how I want everyone to be saved, giving to all the means which are needed, I move on to make known that there is another generation in Me, which I must deliver: my children who will live in the Divine Will; and that in my own Heart I keep all the graces ready - all my interior acts done in the Eternal Will for them - waiting for the kiss of their acts, for their union, in order to give them the inheritance of the Supreme Will. Just as I received It, I want to give It to them, so that I may deliver the second generation of the children of Light. If my Humanity did not give this inheritance which It possessed - that is, the Divine Will, the only thing I loved and which gave Me all the good - my descent upon earth would have been incomplete, nor could I say that I have given everything; on the contrary, I would have reserved for Me the greatest thing, the most noble and divine part. See then, how necessary it is that my Will be known in all Its relations, prodigies, effects and value, what I did in this Will for the creatures, and what they must do. This knowledge will be a powerful magnet in order to attract the creatures and make them receive the inheritance of my Will, and so as to make the generation of the children of Light enter the field - the Children of my Will. Be attentive, my daughter; you will be my spokesperson - the Trumpet, to call them and gather this generation, so favored, and longed for by Me."
Then, after having withdrawn, He came back again, all afflicted, so as to move to pity. And as He threw Himself into my arms as though to find rest, in seeing Him, I told Him: ‘What is it, Jesus, why so afflicted?’ And Jesus: "Ah, my daughter, you know nothing of what they want to do! They want to wager on Rome; the foreigners and even the Italians want to wager on it. The evils they will do are so great and so many that if the earth unleashed fire and burned it to ashes, it would be a lesser evil than what they will do. See, people pop out from everywhere to pour into it and storm it; and what is more is that they are clothed as lambs, while they are rapacious wolves wanting to devour the prey. What diabolical unions they clutch together, to have more strength and to storm it! Pray, pray; this is the last precipice of these times, into which the creature wants to fling herself."