“Remain in me, so that my life may flow through you” (Inner Word).
This phrase is very similar to the words we know from the Gospel of St John: “Abide in me, and I in you” (Jn 15:4). The Lord invites us to give Him our whole heart and to watch over it so that it never strays from Him.
This means remaining in His word, moving it in our hearts as the Virgin Mary did (cf. Lk 2:19), and receiving the sacraments of love. In this way, we remain in the Lord and pay attention to His guidance.
Then divine life begins to flow: these are the springs of love that flow from the heart of our Father and are destined to reach as living water the thirsty and parched souls of men who long for truth and life. The soul of man cries when it is deceived: when, instead of receiving spiritual nourishment, it encounters the abomination of sin; when, instead of heavenly songs, it has to endure the noise of this world; when, instead of hearing the truth it longs for, it is fed the poison of lies.
Our Father desires to communicate His divine life through His own, so that they may be the salt of the earth and the light of the world (Mt 5:13-14) and touch the hearts of men, often withered, melting them with the love of God. That is what we are called to do!
Is it difficult? Yes and no. It certainly requires effort. It demands that we seek first the Kingdom of God (Mt 6:33), that we take full responsibility for our vocation, that we submit ourselves to the sweet yoke of Christ and not allow ourselves to be influenced by the deceptions of this world.
On the other hand, it is not difficult, because when love grows in us, and therefore the life of God, then we no longer focus on the effort, but divine love sustains us and drives us forward. It is his life that beats in us and remains to flow through us to others.