Misery is what you became after original sin. It is your inner gaze turned toward self. Because of concupiscence, your human tendency has become self-glorification.

The grace of seeing the truth of whom you have become in all its ugliness is the gift of the Holy Spirit, for He is the light of the love of the Father and Son that reveals the darkness in every human being to purify them through the power of My precious Blood, My Blood that cleanses My bride and makes her pure.

Yes, My daughter, you see yourself fully unveiled before your Spouse, and My gaze of passionate love for you moves your soul not to hide but to plunge your misery in My infinite love and goodness. I, your God, receive all your misery, and for you, a human soul, it is more than receiving the seed of your Spouse-God, it is being consumed in your Spouse-God. A particle of nothing becomes consumed in Love and becomes one with Love enjoying the ecstasy of Divine Love on earth. Then you begin to love Me as I love you, with patience, tenderness, respect, self-control, attention, passionate desire and longing, waiting, delight, and immense joy. This is the fruit of allowing the Holy Spirit to unveil you of all the falsehood that covers your misery. When you live naked before your God in the truth of your misery, you are open to receive Love and become one with Love, lost in God.

St Mary of Jesus Crucified

Among the many divine graces that she received is the knowledge of her nothingness in front of God: when she called herself “the little nothing,” it was really a profound expression of her being. That allowed her to penetrate the unreachable depth of divine mercy where she found her joy, her delight, and life. “Humility is happy being nothing, she is not attached to anything, and she is never tired of nothing. She is glad, happy, always happy, satisfied in everything… Blessed are those who are small!”