Words of the prophet Joel: Return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning. Joel 2:12

Although the book written by the prophet Joel is not very extensive and there is little information available about this character in the Bible, the words of the prophet Joel have had a deep spiritual echo in the Christian faith; in fact, an oracle of Joel is mentioned in the Christian Pentecost in the Book of Acts.
The Book of Joel begins by describing the arrival of a plague of locusts, the prophet interpreted this event as a foretaste of the arrival of the Lord's judgment and asked for the sincere conversion of the inhabitants of the country, because as the prophet said: "The day of the LORD is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it?" Joel 2:11.
Like all the prophets he remembered that the law is subject to the fear of God, what good is the law if there is no good heart to observe it? The spiritual gift of fear of God is defined as constancy, firmness, devotion, equanimity, and stability.
For all this, the prophet called the people to leave religious formalities and give their hearts to God, because the Lord judges the intentions of the hearts and blesses those who love him. As the history of the people of Israel teaches, true blessedness and happiness, lie in the gift of fear of God.
For this reason, in one of his oracles, the prophet stated:
"´Even now,´ declares the LORD,
´return to me with all your heart,
with fasting and weeping and mourning.´
Rend your heart
and not your garments.
Return to the LORD your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and abounding in love,
and he relents from sending calamity.
Who knows? He may turn and relent
and leave behind a blessing—
grain offerings and drink offerings
for the LORD your God" Joel 2:12-14.
With this oracle the prophet also remembered that God is the source of all perfections, the Lord is the mercy (compassion, kindness, gentleness), the wisdom, and the spiritual love (Agape) itself, and those who seek the correct and the most excellent also seek him.

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