The Soul Is Like A Canvas Which Receives The Portrait Of The Divine Image

Not that I complain of want; for I have learned, in whatever state I am, to be content. 12 I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound; in any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and want. 13 I can do all things in him who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:10-13)

2/19/02 Volume 4- “My daughter, in my public ministry the use of my voice is necessary so as to make Myself understood, but in my private ministry my presence alone is enough for everything. In fact, seeing Me and understanding the harmony of my virtues in order to copy them within oneself is all the same. So, the attention of the soul must be on seeing Me and on conforming, in everything, to the interior operations of the Word; because when I draw the soul to Myself, it can be said that at least for the time in which I keep her in my presence, she lives divine life. My light is like the brush with which to paint; my virtues provide the different colors, and the soul is like a canvas, receiving the portrait of the Divine Image within herself. It happens as to those high bridges: the higher they are, the deeper below them drops a pouring rain. In the same way, before my presence, the soul puts herself in the place that befits her – that is, at the bottom, in her nothingness, so much so, as to feel herself being destroyed; and the Divinity pours grace in torrents upon her, and reaches the point of submerging her within Itself. Therefore, she must be content with everything – content if I speak, content if I do not speak.”

Prayer Meditation– O Lord how often we say we just want to hear Your Voice- we may feel dry and deprived of Your Presence,. We do not realize that it is when we feel nothing and indeed are nothing and at times may well feel we are destroyed and have no idea where You are- it is then that You pour out Your Grace and Your Divine Life into us! So let us be content always in all things, in abundance and in want, whether we feel You are there or not because we can do all things, and can only really do anything all in You who strengthens us! We are Your Canvas, make us in Your Divine Image! Fiat!