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Welcome. This is David Russell and Your Faith the New. Daily Reflections Guiding You to Live in the Divine Will. Today's reflection is from the Book of Heaven by the servant of God Louisa Picaretta, april eighth, nineteen oh eight, volume eight. Let us begin in the will and name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Heavenly Father, draw us into the continuous communion of your divine will. Teach us to surrender our human will so completely that every moment becomes union with you. Remove all fear, doubt, and distraction, and let us live always in your presence. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Saint John the Apostle writes in the Gospel of John, chapter fifteen, verse four. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches in paragraph thirteen ninety one. Holy communion augments our union with Christ. The principal fruit of receiving the Eucharist in Holy Communion is an intimate union with Christ Jesus. In this passage today, Jesus invites us to understand that while sacramental communion unites us to Him, living in His divine will extends that union beyond moments into a continuous, unbroken communion. Louisa writes I was concerned because I was not able to receive communion every day, and good Jesus on coming, told me, My daughter, I do not want you to be bothered by anything. It is true that having communion is a great thing. But how long does the tight union with the soul last? A quarter of an hour at the most. But the thing you should cherish the most is the complete undoing of your will in mine. Because for one who lives of my will, there is tight union not only for a quarter of an hour, but always. My will is continuous communion with the soul, so that not once a day, but every hour and every moment is always communion for one who does my will. I have gone through most bitter days because of the privation of my highest and only good, thinking and fearing that my state might be a pretense. Being in bed without movement or occupation until the coming of the confessor, and without the usual doziness, tormented me and martyred me so much to the extent of making me fall ill for the pain and the continuous tears. More than once I begged the confessor to give me permission and obedience to sit on the bed according to my habit and do my usual work of tombolo. If I were not dozy, and if Jesus Christ were not pleased to let me share as victim in one of the mysteries of his passion. But he continuously and absolutely prohibited to me. Rather, he added that this state of mine, although I was deprived of my highest good, was to be considered as state of victim because of the violence and the pain of the privation itself and of obedience. I always obeyed, but the martyrdom of my heart was constantly saying to me, Isn't this a pretense? Where is your doziness? Where your state of victim? And what do you suffer of the mysteries of the passion? Get up, get up, don't make pretenses. Work, work. Don't you see that this pretense will lead you to damnation? And you, don't you tremble? Don't you think of the terrible judgment of God? Don't you see that after so many years you have done nothing but dig your own abyss from which you will never get out for eternity? Oh God, who can say the ripping of my heart and the cruel sufferings that tormented my soul, crushing me and throwing me into a sea of pains. But tyrant obedience did not allow me even one atom of my own will. May the divine will be done, which disposes this way. While in the midst of these cruel torments, last night, as I was in my usual state, I found myself surrounded by some people who were saying, Recite a potter, Ave, Gloria, in honor of Saint Francis of Paola, who will bring you some refreshment for your sufferings. So I recited it, and as I did so, the saint appeared, bringing me a little loaf of bread. He gave it to me, saying, Eat it. I ate it and felt all strengthened. Then I said to him, Dear Saint, I would like to tell you something. And he, all affability, tell me what would you like to say? And I fear very much that my state may not be will of God. Listen, in the first years of this illness, which occurred at intervals, I would feel our Lord calling me to be a victim. At the same time, I would be caught by internal sufferings and wounds such that externally it appeared that I was having a fit. Now I feared that it was my fantasy that produced these evils. And the saint The sure sign to know whether a state is will of God is that the soul is ready to do otherwise. If she knew that the will of God was no longer that state, not persuaded, I added Dear Saint, I have not told you everything. Listen, the first ones were at intervals. Then from the time when our Lord called me to continuous emulation, it is twenty one years since I've been always in bed, and who can tell my tribulations? Sometimes it seems that he leaves me. He takes suffering away from me, the only and faithful friend of my state, and I remain crushed without God and even without the support of suffering. And so doubts and fears that my state may not be the will of God. And he, all sweetness, I repeat to you what I have said to you before. If you are ready to do the will of God, if you knew it, then your state is his will. Now I very much feel within my soul that if I knew the will of God with all clarity, I would be ready to follow this holy volition at the cost of my life. So I remained more tranquil. May the Lord be always thanked. Jesus reveals something great. While sacramental communion unites us to him in a powerful but brief way, living in his divine will creates a perpetual communion that never ends. This does not replace the Eucharist. It fulfills its purpose. The Eucharist draws us into union, the divine will sustains that union continuously. Louisa's suffering also reveals another truth. The deepest trials often come not from physical pain, but from interior doubt. Yet even here, obedience becomes the anchor. The sign of authenticity is not the feeling of holiness, but the readiness to do God's will at any cost. This is the path for us as well. To live in the divine will means to let go of control, even when we do not understand, even when we feel nothing, even when we are tempted to believe we are failing. If we remain willing, truly willing, to do whatever God asks, we are already within His will. Continuous communion is not a feeling, it is a state of being. Remove my fears, my doubts, and my need for control. Give me the grace to desire only your will, to follow it faithfully, and to trust it completely. Even when I don't feel your presence, let me remain in you. May my life be a continuous act of love united with your own divine life. Amen. Thank you for joining your faith anew today. Remain faithful in every moment, knowing that God is drawing you into a deeper union beyond what you can see or feel. Until tomorrow, stay in his will, and your faith will be made anew.

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If you want your dream to be, build it slow and surely. Small beginning, greater and heartfelt work grows pure.