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Sample Writings from my Book

1. Respond v React ...... (Discernment)

Some months ago, I was asking the Lord to draw me deeper into living in the Divine Will. In my spirit I saw two Words; “Respond” and “React.” He then revealed that this was a simple way to discern if we are trying to live in Divine Will or not.

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For instance, when He wants us to alleviate His suffering in some way, and may allow a situation or a person to rattle our cage. What is our initial comeback?

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Do we (in Divine Will) respond in awareness, acceptance and peace, with our focus on Him, uniting our little disturbance with His suffering and reparations?

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Or do we (in our human will) react by becoming annoyed, indignant, irritable, judgemental etc. with our focus on ourselves?

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So, in a nutshell, do we respond or react? Our responses will bring us peace, our reactions unease. 

 

“My daughter, one who chooses his own self, even for one instant, represses Grace, becomes the master of himself, and renders God a slave. Then He added: The Will of God makes one take the Divine possession, but obedience is the key to open the door and enter this possession.”

Vol 8. Oct 3, 1907

 

2. Sips of Mortification …… (Awareness)

In striving to live in the Divine Will, and while at mass a few years ago, I sensed the Lord prompting me to stop observing people in Church. Whether they genuflected in front of Him or not was none of my business. He wanted me to close my eyes, and focus only on Him. So I did. This developed over time to closing my eyes to all distractions in Church.

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Later again I sensed His prompt to stop observing people in general, no matter where I was. One glance was enough to know they were there, so as not to drive over them if I was in the car. And to offer any subsequent glances to Him in sacrifice and reparation for all the ways in which we sin with our eyes.

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This practice over the years, and which is still ongoing, has had a huge impact on my life for the better and has developed into a much deeper awareness of what I look at, listen to, speak about… the second glance, the eager ear, or the loose tongue is what does the damage, leading to desire and judgement.

 

Our Lady offers us little sips of Divine Will for our souls. We in turn can offer her and Jesus little sips of mortification of our human wills.

 

An awareness of our senses can be a means of constant mortification and reparation, and can gradually overflow into every area of our lives, our thoughts, words, works and also our eating/drinking. By this I don’t mean whole days of fasting, but little things like not taking salt on our favourite meals, one less spoon of sugar in our coffee, you get the idea! Once you start you will see lots of little opportunities for mortification, and they will remain hidden, just between you and the Lord.

 

I found that some of the fruits of mortification was less focus on oneself and more on the Lord and others. After a few months of these little mortifications in Divine Will, I discovered I was much more inclined to be attentive to the Lord especially when in conversations and seemed to be able to listen with two ears, one to the person, the other to the Lord.

 

Mortification is not to be done though to make us feel better about ourselves but rather with purity of intention, to be done out of pure love for God, by fusing with Divine Will.

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… I saw the confessor near Jesus; and the Lord told him: “See, everything you do passes into Heaven. Therefore, see with what Purity you must operate, thinking that all of your steps, words, and works come before My Presence, and if they are Pure – that is, if they are done for Me – I take greatest Delight in them and I feel them around Me like many messengers that remind me continuously of you. But if they are done for low and earthly purposes, I feel bothered by them.”… He said to him: “Your eyes always on high; you are of Heaven – work for Heaven!”  Vol 2. Feb 28th, 1899 

 

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