August 14, 1904 – The more the blows of the cross knock
the soul down, the more light she acquires.
As I was a little in suffering, blessed Jesus, on coming, said
to me: “My beloved daughter, the more the iron is beaten, the
more light it acquires; and even if the iron did not have rust,
the blows serve to keep it shiny and free of dust. So, whoever
comes close to that iron, can easily reflect himself in it as if
it were a mirror.
The same for the soul: the more the blows
of the cross knock her down, the more light she acquires, and
she maintains herself dusted of any slightest thing, in such a
way that whoever comes close to her can reflect himself in
her as if she were a mirror. And, naturally, being a mirror,
she performs its office – to show whether faces are stained or
clean, whether they are beautiful or ugly.
Not only this, but I Myself delight in going to reflect Myself in her; and finding in her no dust or any other thing that may prevent Me from reflecting my Image in her, I love her more and more.”
L Piccarreta