The Book of Heaven
—Unofficial Version—

September 6, 1905

The evil of lack of attention.

This morning, after I struggled very much, I saw Our Lord crucified.  I was kissing the wounds of His hands, and repairing and praying that He would sanctify, perfect, purify all human works for the sake of what He suffered in His most holy hands; and blessed Jesus told me:  “My daughter, the works which most exacerbate my hands, and which most embitter and enlarge my wounds, are the good works done without attention.  In fact, lack of attention takes life away from the good work, and things which have no life are always near to rotting; therefore they nauseate Me, and for the human eye a good work done without attention is a greater scandal than sin itself.  In fact, it is known that sin is darkness, and it is no wonder that darkness gives no life; but the good work which is light and gives darkness offends the human eye so much, that it is no longer able to find light, and therefore it finds an obstacle on the path of good.”