November 8, 1903 – Jesus tells how the love of neighbor must be.
As I was in my usual state, I was praying for certain needs of others, and blessed Jesus, moving in my interior, told me:
“For what purpose are you praying for these people?”
And I: ‘Lord, and You, for what purpose did You love us?’
And He: “I love you because you are my own thing, and when an object is one’s own, one feels compelled to love it – it is like a necessity.”
And I: ‘Lord, I am praying for these people because they are your own thing, otherwise I would not have interested myself.’
And He, placing His hand on my forehead, almost pressing it, added: “Ah, it is because they are my own thing! This is how the love of neighbor is all right.”
Book of Heaven, by the Little Daughter of the Divine Will, Luisa Piccarreta
Volume 6