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Welcome. This is David Russell and Your Faith Anew, 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, june ninth, eighteen ninety nine, volume two. Let us begin in the will and name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Heavenly Father, we thank you for the gift of your Son Jesus Christ, who suffered for the salvation of souls. Grant us hearts that are sensitive to what grieves him, especially the loss of souls and the rejection of your grace. Help us unite our prayers, sufferings, and daily sacrifices to those of Jesus, so that all we do may become pleasing before your divine majesty. Through Christ our Lord, amen. In his first letter to Timothy, Saint Paul writes This is good and pleasing to God our Savior, who wills everyone to be saved and to come to knowledge of the truth. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches in Paragraph six hundred fifteen By his obedience unto death, Jesus accomplished the substitution of the suffering servant, who makes himself an offering for sin, when he bore the sin of many, and who shall make many to be accounted righteous? For he shall bear their iniquities. Jesus atoned for our faults and made satisfaction for our sins to the Father. As we continue our journey through the book of Heaven, let us remain attentive to the truths Jesus reveals through Louisa, allowing these lessons to deepen our understanding of life in the divine will. In today's reading, Jesus invites Louisa to unite her sufferings in prayers with his own for the salvation of souls. Louisa writes I spent this morning very anguished because of the many offenses which I saw him receive from men, especially because of certain horrendous dishonesties. How much the loss of souls grieved Jesus more so, since it was a newborn baby that they were going to kill, without administering holy baptism to him. It seems to me that this sin weighs so much on the scale of divine justice that it is the one that most cries out for revenge before God. Yet these sorrowful scenes are renewed so very often. My most sweet Jesus was so afflicted as to arouse pity. Seeing him in such a state I did not dare to tell him anything, and Jesus just told me, My daughter, unite your sufferings to mine, your prayers to mine, so that they may be more acceptable before the majesty of God, and may appear not as your things, but as my own works. Then he continued to make himself seen other times, but always in silence. May the Lord be always blessed. This brief passage reveals a deep spiritual truth. Louisa is not focused on her own suffering, but on the sorrow of Jesus. She sees what grieves his heart, the loss of souls, the rejection of grace, and the offenses committed against God. Her compassion for Jesus leads her into a deeper participation in his own mission of redemption. What is Jesus' response? He does not simply ask Louisa to endure suffering. He invites her to unite her sufferings and prayers with his own. This is the key. On their own, our prayers and sacrifices are limited. United to Jesus, they take on a value that comes from him. They become his works offered to the Father. This is also a central lesson for those seeking to live in the divine will. Jesus does not ask us to accomplish great things by our own strength. He asks us to unite ourselves with Him. A simple prayer, a hidden sacrifice, a patient acceptance of difficulty. When fused with the prayer and suffering of Jesus, enters into his eternal act of love and reparation. Many people become discouraged because they feel powerless before the problems of the world. We see moral confusion, violence, broken families, and countless souls drifting away from God. Today's reading reminds us that we are not powerless when we are united to Christ. Every prayer offered in union with Jesus becomes a participation in his saving work. Notice also that Jesus says their prayers and sufferings will appear before the Father not as theirs, but as his own works. This points us toward the beautiful reality of living in the divine will. The more we surrender our own will and allow Jesus to act in us, the more our acts become united with his acts. We begin to share in his intentions, his love, and his desire for the salvation of every soul. Today, let us remember that the greatest response to the sorrows of the world is not despair, but union with Jesus. Every moment can become an opportunity to join our hearts to His and participate in His work of redemption. Let us pray. Jesus, my love, your heart is wounded by the loss of souls and by the rejection of your grace. Give me a heart that is sensitive to what grieves you and eager to console you. I place before you my prayers, my sufferings, my sacrifices, and even my smallest daily acts. Unite them completely to your own. Let them no longer be merely mine, but yours. Teach me to live in your divine will, so that every heartbeat, every prayer, and every act of love may participate in your eternal work of salvation. May my life become a continual offering for the glory of the Father and the good of souls. Jesus, I trust in you. Jesus, I abandon myself to you. Jesus, may your will be done in me and through me. Amen. Thank you for joining your faith anew today. The lesson of today's reading is simple and powerful. When we unite our prayers and sufferings with Jesus, they become instruments of grace for the salvation of souls. Let us practice this union throughout the day, offering everything to Him in the divine will. Until tomorrow, stay in His will, and your faith will be made anew