272nd Meditation
“In season and out of season, the whole world must know that there is a God and a Creator” (Father’s message to Sister Eugenia Ravasio).
In yesterday’s meditation, we had addressed this question to our Heavenly Father: “What are the works that you want to accomplish through us?” Read More
271st Meditation
“Teach us to count up the days that are ours, and we shall come to the heart of wisdom” (Ps 89:12).
A simple prayer, but a powerful one… We are all on our way and will have to cross death as the last bridge to eternity. No one knows the hour when it will come. But for people of faith, this “last enemy to be done away” (1 Cor 15:26) loses its dread as we come to know the love of the Father and understand that, having passed through death, we will return to our home, where Jesus has prepared a dwelling place for us (Jn 14:2-3). Read More
270th Meditation
“Though an army pitch camp against me, my heart will not fear, though war break out against me, my trust will never be shaken” (Ps 26:3).
This attitude of tranquillity is different from a merely human optimism. The latter is rooted in human nature; whereas the tranquillity spoken of here is the result of having placed one’s trust in the Lord, who in due time puts an end to wars and protects His own. Read More
269th Meditation
“He rescues you from the snare of the fowler” (Ps 91:3).
Were it not for the help of our Father, we could not escape from the enemies of our soul. They are too intent on deceiving us and setting all kinds of traps for us. We are inferior to them! Read More
268th Meditation
“You will find all things in Me, even in the midst of the greatest darkness” (Inner Word).
Even in the thickest darkness that may hang over our lives, our Father is still present. We may not be able to feel Him then, but He is there. We simply have to hold on to this certainty with a “naked act of faith”.
In mystical theology we speak of the “night of the senses” and the “night of the spirit”. These are processes of purification that the soul goes through, in which she no longer feels God as before. However, God has never abandoned the soul. Read More
267th Meditation
“Whoever called to the Lord and was ignored?” (Sir 2:10b).
Again we can answer with complete certainty: no one!
It would be unthinkable that God would simply ignore us. He knows even our thoughts. “Nothing can be hidden from you, in your loving knowledge you envelop everything and everyone” (Hymn of the Office to God the Father). Read More
266th Meditation
“Whoever trusted in the Lord and was put to shame?” (Sir 2:10).
No one! We can say it with firm conviction.
If disappointments arise, the problem is on our side, because we do not understand God’s Will and perhaps we had expectations that were not fulfilled as we would have wished. Full trust in God means holding on to the certainty that, whatever happens, “God works with those who love him and turns everything to their good” (Rom 8:28), even if we do not understand and the situation remains in the dark for us. Read More
265th Meditation
“Look at the birds in the sky. They do not sow or reap or gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they are?” (Mt 6:26).
We continue today with the theme of the loving Providence of our heavenly Father. He wants us to live truly carefree. Is it not easy to understand this, considering that we are His children? Is it not natural that He, being our loving Father, should take care to provide us with all that we need for our temporal and eternal good? Even we humans take care of those entrusted to our care. Read More
264th Meditation
“It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep” (Ps 126:2).
As in yesterday’s meditation, the Father allows us, through this verse of the psalm, to have a glimpse into His heart, which is always concerned for us. God does not want to make our life’s journey more difficult; on the contrary, He wants to make it easier for us. We are to walk it in divine simplicity. Read More
263rd Meditation
“If the Lord does not build a house in vain do its builders toil.
If the Lord does not guard a city in vain does its guard keep watch” (Ps 126:1).
Our Father reminds us of the foundation of our life. In the German language we have a saying that reflects what this verse of the psalm expresses: “On God’s grace all things depend”. Read More
