The Book of Heaven
—Unofficial Version—

February 23, 1900

The sign to know whether a state is Will of God.

This morning, after I had almost lost the hope that blessed Jesus would come, all of a sudden He came and renewed in me the pains of the crucifixion; and He told me:  “The time has come, the end is approaching, but the hour is uncertain.”  And I, without paying attention to the meaning of the words He spoke, remained in doubt about whether I should apply them to my complete crucifixion or to the chastisements.  So I said to Him:  ‘Lord, how I fear that my state may not be Will of God!’  And He:  “The surest sign in order to know whether a state is my Will is when one feels the strength to sustain that state.”  And I:  ‘If it were your Will, this change - that You do not come as before - would not happen.’

And He:  “When a person becomes intimate with a family, one no longer uses those formalities, those regards which were used before, when he was a stranger.  So I do.  But nevertheless, this is not a sign that it is not the will of that family to have that person with them, or that they no longer love him as before.  Therefore, be at peace, let Me do - do not want to rack your brains or trouble the peace of your heart.  At the appropriate time you will know my working.”