An extraordinary communicator, Chiara Lubich never kept for herself the spiritual enlightenments, the inspirations of the Holy Spirit, the ever new confirmation of the relevance of the Word of God. Her life was an open book that everyone can read. I\u2019m leaving for Brazil and the idea that dominates within me is: \u201cI must become holy.\u201d I have tended towards holiness my whole life through, thus it shouldn\u2019t be too difficult, and it\u2019s a pity if I don\u2019t reach it.
<\/em>With regard to holiness, Chiara did not keep to herself her inner experiences, efforts and intentions but she communicated them, as if to form a \u201csystem of spiritual pulleys that will hold up the world.\u201d In her journey towards holiness she aimed at what is essential, what is in full accordance with the New Testament (\u201cBe perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect\u201d Mt 5:48. \u201cFor this is the will of God, your sanctification,\u201d 1 Thess 4:3) and anticipating what the Second Vatican Council will define as the universal call to holiness (cf. LG 39-42).
Her charism places emphasis on love as the way of perfection, a love that is gift. It\u2019s this aspect of gift and \u201cgift for others\u201d that stands out from the very personal Diary notes written in 1991 that we offer here, chosen among many others.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
Yes, because I have a few things to work out before the \u201cDeparture\u201d and the \u201cEncounter,\u201d that however will come about when God wants: the Statutes, which are practically done already; the regulations, which I\u2019m about to conclude; the special graces of Paradise 1949 that we are working on.
But I must leave one more thing to the focolarini: my holiness. It\u2019s necessary so that they may have a model that is worth much more than many writings.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
This morning I understood once more that my holiness is Him, Jesus Forsaken. He attracts me like a magnet in this last period, like Mary Desolate who has a special fascination. Their \u201cnothingness\u201d attracts me. Holiness is there: the nothingness of ourselves so that God triumphs in us. It is a nothingness that I find by loving his will and my neighbours, but also \u201closing\u201d all that must be lost, with generosity and without delay.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n