| BkIII:21.II.4 | You often consider the pain of the cross, and the passion that preceded it, to be great. Many of you prefer to look away from My suffering as too terrible; without breaking your heart you cannot hold your gaze on the image of God crucified. But, children of My self, I assure you that that torture was nothing compared to the suffering of separation. Imagine for a moment the universe tearing apart—such is its gravity. On the cross, all universal and particular suffering was united with love, made one with God and sanctified in Him, because that is the nature of love. |