203rd Meditation
“Lord, mount a guard over my mouth, a guard at the door of my lips” (Ps 141:3).
How different everything would be if every person would say this wise prayer and act according to it! How much suffering would be avoided and how much progress would be made in the spiritual life!
“Thoughtless words can wound like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing” (Prov 12:18). Read More
202nd Meditation
“Oh, how I would like you to know the range of this enterprise, its greatness, its breadth, its depth, its height. I would like you to understand the immense wishes that I have for mankind, now and in the future!” (Father’s message to Sister Eugenia Ravasio).
Through Mother Eugenia, God Father addresses these words to the Pope of that time. Read More
201st Meditation
“Today I wish to say that openness to Christ, who as the Redeemer of the world fully reveals man himself, can only be achieved through an ever more mature reference to the Father and His love” (John Paul II, Encyclical “Dives in Misericordia”).
The more we know the Father and learn to understand His love, the more we see the Son with the eyes of the Father, the deeper our relationship with Jesus will become. Thus, from the perspective of the love of His Heavenly Father, we discover our Savior. There can be no deeper encounter with Him! Read More
200th Meditation
These would have been the last words of Pope Benedict XVI before he died; three simple words that allow us to take a deep look into the heart of this Pontiff, who will now meet God in all His glory.
Only the Holy Spirit can awaken in the hearts of men this love for Jesus and make them find their home in the love of the Holy Trinity. With these last words, Pope Benedict shows himself to be a child of this love.
“Jesus, I love you.” Read More
199th Meditation
“My food is to do the will of the one who sent me, and to complete his work” (Jn 4:34).
Our Lord’s word is a clear guide for us. Doing the Will of the Father is not only the food for Jesus, but for all of us. Only this food truly satisfies us, because it introduces us to the primordial meaning of our existence.
By His Will, the Father called us to life, redeemed us and will bring us to fulfilment. These simple facts give us the light to live according to God’s truth. Read More
198th Meditation
“Be brave, take heart,
all who put your hope in the Lord” (Ps 30:25).
Again and again the Lord gives us courage, both in the Old and New Testament. It easily happens that, in the face of so much misery and affliction that we see in this world, we feel helpless. This is even more so when we perceive our own weaknesses and limitations. Read More
197th Meditation
“Draw me out of the net they have spread for me, for you are my refuge” (Ps 30:5).
The psalmist is not referring here to the net of love, which the Lord’s disciples must cast into the world to win souls for the Kingdom of God. Read More
196th Meditation
“Do not be overawed when someone gets rich,
and lives in ever greater splendour;
when he dies he will take nothing with him,
his wealth will not go down with him” (Ps 49:16-17).
What will we take with us at the hour of our death, what will we be able to offer as a gift to our Father, to the One who owns everything, who is immeasurably rich and lacks nothing? Read More
195th Meditation
“Fear not old age; I am eternity” (Inner Word).
Age can bring wisdom. When a person has matured under God’s guidance, they will also be able to pass on this wisdom to others. The Father Himself is present in them. The greatest wisdom consists in doing all that God has entrusted to us in this life with an eye to eternal life. Read More
194th Meditation
“Whoever fears the Lord will act like this, and whoever grasps the Law will obtain wisdom” (Sir 15:1).
“The root of wisdom is fear of the Lord” – the psalm tells us (Ps 110:10). This precious gift of the Lord wants to lead us not to do anything that could offend in one way or another the Lord or our neighbour, who was created in His image (Gen 1,27). Thus it teaches us great vigilance and foresight, knowing well how easily love can be offended and how serious the consequences can be. Read More
