"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him." Paul (Colossians, 2:6)

Among those who refer to Jesus Christ, we can identify two distinct groups: those that know
Him through information received, and those who have received His benefits. The former received
knowledge of the Master through books or in the exhortations of others, but marches toward the
situation of the second, who have already received His blessings. To the latter the Gospel should
address more emphatically.
How do we find the Lord in our journey throughout the world? Sometimes, His Divine
Presence is manifested through the solution of a difficult human problem, i.e. in improved health, in
the return of a loved one, in the spontaneous renovation of a path so that new illuminating light can
instill better reasoning.
There are many informed people with respect to Jesus, and many have already absorbed His
Saving Grace.
It is indispensable, however, that those who have received benefits from Christ, and have
experienced the happiness in the blessing, also feel the same pleasure in the work and in their
testimony of faith.
It will not be enough to be saturated with blessings. It is necessary that we do our part in
collaborating in the service of the Gospel, attentive to its sanctifying program.
Tedious repetition and useless activities can be peculiar to spirits that are not well informed;
however, we who have already received the infinite Mercy of the Lord should learn, as soon as
possible, to adapt ourselves to His Sublime Designs.

(From the book Our Daily Bread, Francisco Candido Xavier dictated by the Spirit Emmanuel)