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Deut. 32:11 has a lovely image of God as an eagle enticing its

young to fly. Jesus speaks to Luisa of children in the DW as
little birds in this passage -

Artwork by Lynne Hudson

(Volume 4 July 20, 1901)

How sweet the voice of the
soul is for Jesus.

As I was in my usual state, my
adorable Jesus was not

coming. Then, after struggling
and almost losing the hope of
seeing Him again, all of a sudden He came and told me: “My

daughter, your voice is sweet to Me as the voice of the mother
is sweet to the little bird: after she has left him to go in search of
food with which to nourish him, as she comes back – what does
the little bird do? On hearing her voice, he feels sweetness and

makes feast; and after the mother has fed him, he huddles all
up and hides under the maternal wing to warm himself, to be
freed from the intemperances of the air, and to take safe rest.

Oh, how dear and pleasing it is for the little bird - this remaining
under the maternal wing!

So you are for Me; you are the wing that warms Me, shelters
Me, defends Me, and allows Me to take safe rest. Oh, how dear

and pleasing it is for Me to remain under this wing!”

Having said this, He disappeared, and I remained all confused
and full of shame, knowing myself as so bad; but obedience
wanted to increase my confusion, wanting me to write this. May

the Most Holy Will of God be always done.

The Papal preacher Cantalamessa, I think, speaks of the need
for this in referring to a spiritual Copernican revolution cf below.

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