284th Meditation
“I come from God, My Father; to Him I return; to Him alone I belong” (Father’s Message to Sister Eugenia Ravasio).
Let us dwell today on the last part of this sentence of Father’s Message: “To Him alone I belong”.
The Father has given us this certainty, and we must repeat it again and again: “It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture” (Ps 99:3). Read More
283rd Meditation
“I come from God, My Father; to Him I return; to Him alone I belong” (Father’s message to Sr Eugenia Ravasio).
With what simplicity the Father reveals to us our deepest identity, making us discover at the same time the meaning of our existence, which consists in knowing, honouring and loving this our Father. Read More
282nd Meditation
“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God” (Ps 42:11).
In the Gospel the Lord tells us: “In the world you will have hardship, but be courageous: I have conquered the world” (Jn 16:33). Read More
281st Meditation
“Your life and your mission are precious to me” (Inner Word).
Every human life has been created by God, and He has given it a task to fulfil. Indeed, each life has to proclaim the One from whose hands it came and to be inserted into the plan of salvation of His love. Read More
280th Meditation
“Time is gold. Use it to the full” (Inner Word).
Our heavenly Father has entrusted us with the short time of our earthly life, so that we may spend it praising and serving Him as true children. Although “our lives are over like a sigh” (Ps 89:9), they are time enough to lay up imperishable treasures in heaven (Mt 6:20). The degree of closeness we have with our Father in eternity will also depend on how much we respond to His love and work for His Kingdom during this life. Read More
279th Meditation
“Your word is well tried, and your servant loves it” (Ps 119:140).
Every word our Father utters springs from His love for us human beings. Seen in this light, the Holy Scriptures are a “love letter” from God to us. This is true even if we find certain things in them difficult to assimilate. Read More
278. Meditation
Our Father delights to be close to us men. He Himself assures us of this:
“Realize then, o men, that for all eternity I have had but one desire, to make Myself known to men and be loved by them. I wish to stay for ever with them!” Read More
277th Meditation
If we listen to the Lord and follow His call, He makes us share in His plan of salvation. The Holy Scriptures tell us how Jesus sends his apostles to carry the message of salvation everywhere: “You will be my witnesses (…) to earth’s remotest end” (Acts 1:8b). Read More
276th Meditation
“If you knew how much I love you, you would always be joyful” – these words I recently heard inside myself.
If we internalise such a statement, our Father will be able to pierce through all the darkness that can spread in our soul. Thus, all the “no’s” in us can vanish through His loving “yes”. Read More
275th Meditation
Nowhere can we experience such purity of love as in the encounter with God. We humans are in need of love and cannot live without it. This is not a deficiency; it is part of the nature with which God, in his wisdom, created us. Thus, we are receptive to love and, in turn, we give it to other people, serving them in this way. Read More
