The Book of Heaven
—Unofficial Version—

May 27, 1900

The Love of God and Grace penetrate into the most intimate parts of man.

This morning, as I was feeling afflicted more than ever because of the privation of my highest Good, He just barely made Himself seen and told me:  “Just as a mighty wind invests the people and penetrates even into their bowels, in such a way as to shake the whole person, in the same way, my love and my grace, rearing up on the wings of the winds, invest and penetrate the heart, the mind and the most intimate parts of man.  But in spite of this, ungrateful, man rejects my grace and offends Me.  What is not my bitter sorrow!”

However, I was all confused and annihilated within myself, and did not dare to utter a word.  I just thought:  ‘How is it that He does not come?  And even when He comes, I do not see Him clearly; it seems that I have lost clarity.  Who knows whether I will see His beautiful Face unveiled as before?’  While I was thinking of this, my benign Jesus added:  “My daughter, why do you fear when your state is par excellence for the union of our wills?”  And wanting to cheer me and compassionate my sorrowful state, He told me:  “You are my new Job.  Do not oppress yourself excessively if you do not see Me with clarity; I have told you since the other day that I am not coming according to my usual way, that I want to chastise the people, and if you saw Me with clarity, you would come to understand what I am doing; and since your heart has received the grafting of Mine, I know what you would suffer, just as my Heart is suffering because I see Myself forced to chastise my creatures.  So, in order to spare you these pains, I do not let Myself be seen with clarity.”

Who can say the piercings that this left in my poor heart!  Ah, Lord, give me the strength to endure the pain!