"Dear children! Also today, I am calling you to return to prayer. In this time of grace, God has permitted me to lead you towards holiness and a simple life - that in little things you discover God the Creator; that you fall in love with Him; and that your life be a thanksgiving to the Most High for everything He is giving you. Little children, in love, may your life be a gift for others and God will bless you; but you, witness without interest - out of love for God. I am with you and intercede before my Son for all of you. Thank you for having responded to my call."
Dear children! Also today, I am calling you to return to prayer. In this time of grace, God has permitted me to lead you towards holiness and a simple life - that in little things you discover God the Creator; that you fall in love with Him; and that your life be a thanksgiving to the Most High for everything He is giving you.
The Blessed Mother's coming to this earth is God's will. As she says in this month's message, she is coming with God's permission to lead us to holiness and a simple life. This means that ultimately, God desires us to live a holy and simple life. So how can we live a holy and simple life? The answer is quite simple: through prayer. If we pray, we can live a holy and simple life. That is why the Blessed Mother says, "Dear children! Also today, I am calling you to return to prayer."
A simple life in which you discover the Creator God in small things, fall in love with Him, and let your life become a thanksgiving offering to the Most High for everything He is giving you.
The Blessed Mother tells us that only through prayer can we live a holy and simple life. She then explains what a simple life specifically entails. A simple life means discovering the Creator God in small things. What are the small things in which we can discover the Creator? They may be the everyday occurrences that we don't consciously notice or assign great significance to. For example, the sun, moon, and stars rise and set every day, and the seasons change to sustain life on earth. The Creator God, who made us and all living things, continues to do great things for us every day, though we often fail to notice them. If we recognize that the sun rises and sets daily because God commands it to, we realize that even things we previously didn't notice or thought insignificant are, in fact, immense blessings. Moreover, think about the fact that we breathe to stay alive every moment. It may seem natural and insignificant, but without God's permission, we would not be able to live even for a second, and our bodies would be lifeless as soon as we stop breathing.
Secondly, the Blessed Mother tells us that a simple life means falling in love with God. True love requires no calculation. A person with an undivided heart can love. When we truly fall in love, we often say we are "blinded by love" for someone. To fall in love with God, we must be "blinded" by Him—giving no attention to anything else but God. When our hearts are entirely focused on Him, falling in love with God becomes a simple life.
Finally, the Blessed Mother says that when our life becomes a thanksgiving offering for everything God is giving us, that is a simple life. To live this kind of life, we must first reflect on everything God has given us. How can we give thanks if we don't even know what we have received? And we must first find and give thanks for the small things we may have overlooked or taken for granted. The Blessed Mother has said, "If you are grateful for the small things, you will also be grateful for the big things." Our gratitude to God should be expressed concretely in our lives—through prayer, attending Mass, and performing acts of charity for others. We should express gratitude every morning, every evening, and in every moment. This is the simple life the Blessed Mother teaches us, and the simple life God desires for us.
Little children, in love, may your life be a gift for others and God will bless you; but you, witness without interest - out of love for God. I am with you and intercede before my Son for all of you. Thank you for having responded to my call.
In 1 Corinthians 13, the Apostle Paul speaks of love, saying, "If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing" (v. 3). The Blessed Mother's words, "Dear children, I hope that in love, your life becomes a gift for others," echo this sentiment. Without love, our lives cannot become a gift for others. This is why the Blessed Mother emphasizes the phrase "in love." The reason we must become a gift for others in love is simple—God, who is Love itself, has given everything to us out of love. Therefore, we cannot help but love Him, and we cannot help but give thanks to Him. As Jesus said, "Freely you have received; freely give" (Matthew 10:8). Since we have received everything freely from God, we must give freely, expecting nothing in return. Our selflessness will bring joy to God, and He will bless us even more.
