September 6, 1905 – The evil of lack of attention.
This morning, after I struggled very much, I saw Our
Lord crucified. I was kissing the wounds of His hands, and
repairing and praying that He would sanctify, perfect, purify
all human works for the sake of what He suffered in His most
holy hands; and blessed Jesus told me: “My daughter, the
works which most exacerbate my hands, and which most
embitter and enlarge my wounds, are the good works done
without attention.
In fact, lack of attention takes life away
from the good work, and things which have no life are always
near to rotting; therefore they nauseate Me, and for the human
eye a good work done without attention is a greater scandal
than sin itself. In fact, it is known that sin is darkness, and it
is no wonder that darkness gives no life; but the good work
which is light and gives darkness offends the human eye so
much, that it is no longer able to find light, and therefore it
finds an obstacle on the path of good.”
by the Little Daughter of the Divine Will, Luisa Piccarreta, Book of Heaven, Volume 6