Chapter 4: The New Commandment

Chiara Lubich talks about the presence of Jesus where people put mutual love into practice. This spiritual divine presence constitutes the heart and driving energy of every Focolare community, project or activity.

Chiara Lubich explains how the words of the Gospel can be lived and applied to every situation.

Chiara has a breakthrough inspiration in understanding the mystery of suffering. She discovers that Jesus crucified and forsaken is the key that continually reopens the door to union with God and with our neighbors.

The lifestyle of the Focolare attracts more and more people of all ages and walks of life. The first "Mariapolis" gatherings take place: a temporary city where the only law is mutual love.

Chiara discovers that doing the Will of God in the present moment opens a way to holiness for everybody.

Chiara and her companions understand more deeply who God is and where He can be found. In this way, the main points of the spirituality of the Focolare start taking shape.

A group of young girls discovers that in the middle of WWII when everything seems to crumble, there is something that the bombs can not destroy.