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grace He makes it capable of doing this. So, even if the soul be utterly miserable, at the
Lord‟s command it can undertake things beyond its expectation, because this is the sign
by which it can be known that the Lord is with that soul: if God‟s power and strength,
which make the soul courageous and valiant, is manifest within it. As for myself, I am
always at first a bit frightened at the Lord‟s greatness, but afterwards my soul is filled with
profound peace which nothing can disturb, as well as an inner strength to do what the
Lord is demanding at that particular moment…….
1091 Then I heard these words: Go tell the Superior that you are in good health.
I neither know, nor ask how long I will remain in good health. I only know that I am
enjoying good health at present. The future does not belong to me. I asked for this
health as evidence of God‟s will and not in order to seek relief from my suffering.
1092 April 16, 1937. Today, as God‟s Majesty swept over me, my soul understood that the
Lord, so very great though He is, delights in humble souls. The more a soul humbles
itself, the greater the kindness with which the Lord approaches it. Uniting himself closely
with it, He raises it to His very throne. Happy is the soul whom the Lord himself defends.
I have come to know that only love is of any value; love is greatness; nothing, no works,
can compare with a single act of pure love of God.
1093 + O Jesus, shield me with Your mercy and also judge me leniently, or else Your justice
may rightly damn me.
1094 (25) April 17. Today, during a catechetical lecture [by Father Theodore 189 ], I was given a
confirmation of what I had understood interiorly and lived by for quite some time; namely,
that if a soul loves God sincerely and is intimately united with Him, then, even though
such a soul may be living in the midst of difficult external circumstances, nothing can
disturb its interior life; and in the midst of corruption, it can remain pure and unsullied;
because the great love of God gives it strength for battle, and God also protects in a
special way, even in a miraculous way, a soul that loves Him sincerely.
1095 When, one day, God gave me the inner knowledge that I had never lost my innocence,
and that despite all dangers in which I had found myself, He Himself had been guarding
me so that the virginity of my soul and heart would remain intact, I spent the day in fervent
interior thanksgiving. I thanked God that He had been pleased to protect me from evil,
and also for this: That I had found favor in His eyes, that He Himself had given me
assurance of this.
1096 And a few years later, He deigned to confirm me in this grace, and since that time I have
not experienced the rebellion of the senses against the soul. I have written this down in
greater detail elsewhere in my diary [cf. paragraph no. 40]. As often as I recall this
inconceivable grace, a fresh flame of love and gratitude to God bursts forth from my
heart; and this same love leads me to complete forgetfulness of self.
1097 Since that time, I have been living under the virginal cloak of the Mother of God. She has
been guarding me and instructing me. I am quite at peace, close to Her Immaculate
Heart. Because I am so weak and inexperienced, I nestle like a little child close to Her
heart.
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