The Divine Will is Our Refuge
Luisa Piccarreta wrote this beautiful letter addressed to “My good daughter in the Divine Volition.” She emphasizes the importance of living within the Divine Will so as to not let the troubles of our past life, or the sadness of present world events, take so much space within our hearts so as to lose the peace of God’s Will reigning with us.
It is also so that Jesus can find a worthy dwelling place to rest within our hearts. He does not want us to be burdened by the past or the present or even the future. We can safely place all these things within His hands, as for Him, even centuries are as if mere moments that just happened. He wants to make us great Saints of holiness, and He wants to have complete freedom in molding us this way. And part of that freedom includes us accepting the circumstances of life with grace and trustful surrender, because Jesus uses everything to help us imitate Him and to shape us so that our sentiments are His sentiments, our desires are His desires.
May we continue to learn this divine science of peace and holiness, so that Our Lord can truly make us Saints worthy of Heaven and worthy to be His tabernacles. And so His light can overcome the darkness of the world.
My good daughter in the Divine Volition,
Let us bury everything in the Divine Will. May It be our refuge, our defense, our life, the light which envelopes us from everywhere, and which, if it wants so, can eclipse also our enemies.
Blessed daughter, do we want to put everything in a safe place – sanctity, and the very life of Jesus within us? Let us do the Divine Will. Let us live in It, more than if It were our own life, and – oh, how happy we will feel, living of Divine Will! Heaven will be ours with certainty. Each most tiny act done in It, even a trifle, storms Heaven; it is like a little visit that we make to the Celestial Fatherland. So, if we want to be at peace – because peace must be our daily bread – let us not think of what has happened. Jesus will have more interest than us in thinking about it; and since centuries are like a single point for Him, whatever He does not do today, He will do it tomorrow, and will triumph victoriously over those who have been opposed. Our sufferings will serve to make them know the truth, and, as I hope, also to become saints.
Let us not lose our place of honor of living in the Divine Will. Let us content ourselves with dying, rather than not doing the Divine Will. In It we will feel a divine strength; we will love God for all; we will be the true children who console their Celestial Father… It is true that the times are sad, and who knows where we will end up to, but if we do the Divine Will and live in It, Jesus will come and take refuge in us, because He will find His Will offering Him His Heaven, His worthy dwelling.
Therefore, courage and trust. With courage we will challenge everyone, and with trust we will live safely in the Heart and in the arms of our sweet Jesus; our Queen Mama will take us on Her knees and will keep us hidden under Her blue mantle. I leave you in the Divine Volition to make yourself a saint. I recommend to you: let us not change in the different circumstances of life; many times they serve to make us copy and imitate our dear Jesus.
Pray for me, for I so much need it, as I will do it for you from the heart. Leaving you enclosed in the Divine Volition, that you may no longer get out of It, with maternal affection I greet you and I say,
Most affectionately yours,
The little daughter of the Divine Will.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. We love you. Save souls. Amen.
