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133rd Meditation

“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s design that prevails” (Prov 19:21).

Wise is the one who does not simply follow the inclinations of their own heart, but examines whether they are in accord with the Lord’s designs. Indeed, His designs prevail. Not infrequently, our abundant fantasies, dreams and desires serve only to confuse us. They cause us to live in an illusion and can even make us prisoners of certain expectations, which, in the end, are not fulfilled. Then they leave an emptiness and disappointment in the soul. Read More

132nd Meditation

“Even if you have to die, keep faithful, and I will give you the crown of life for your prize” (Rev 2:10).

In the Book of Revelation, the Father conveys these words to us through the mouth of the glorified Lord. God wants to give us the “crown of life,” which is a crown of victory. The Lord wants to adorn us with His glory and make us sharers in His triumph over death and hell. To this end, we must be faithful unto death. Read More

131st Meditation

 

“Humanity is my great weakness. Therefore you must go in search of them with the same love with which I go in search of them” (Interior Word).

Let us try to understand these words… The love of our Father for us is almost incomprehensible to us. A bishop of Italy, Bishop Salvatore Bocciacco (1938-2008), made the following prayer his own:

“God is my Papa. He loves me to the point of madness. He does wonderful things for me. Read More

130th Meditation

“Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen keep watch in vain” (Ps 127:1b).

All our human efforts always have a limit, which the Father Himself, in His wisdom, has set. We human beings easily exalt ourselves and forget from whom we come, where we are going and who it is that has given us everything we have. Read More

129th Meditation

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight” (Prov 3:5-6).

It is a very wise not to lean on one’s own understanding. Although our understanding is a marvelous gift that God grants us on the natural plane, it was obscured as a result of original sin, in addition to being subject to the limitations proper to the world of creation. Read More

128th Meditation

“Despatch wisdom from the holy heavens, send her forth from your throne of glory to help me and to toil with me and teach me what is pleasing to you” (Wis 9:10).

The Father not only sent His Son into the world, but, together with the Son, He also sent the Holy Spirit to lead us into the fullness of truth (Jn 16:13). Read More

127th Meditation

“If you kept a record of our sins, Lord,

who could stand their ground?

But with you is forgiveness,

that you may be revered” (Ps 130:3-4). Read More

126th Meditation

“We escaped like a bird from the fowlers’ snare.

The snare was broken and we escaped;

our help is in the name of the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.” (Ps 124:7-8) Read More

125th Meditation

“Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them” (Ps 119:140).

The Word of God has been given to us so that through it we may have life. It is different from merely human words. It has the power to illuminate our whole life and to transform us. It is the Lord Himself who communicates to us through His Word. Indeed, God speaks to us and thus gives us access to His own being. Through the words that come from His Heart, He grants us an encounter with His love. Read More

124th Meditation

“And to you who will work for My glory and commit yourselves to making Me known, honoured and loved, I give the assurance that your reward will be great, because I will count everything, even the smallest effort you make, and I will reward you a hundredfold in eternity” (Father’s Message to Sister Eugenia Ravasio). Read More