Discovery of the work
I first discovered Valtorta long ago, before the age of the Internet. I think it was in the late 1980s, but I do not recall the exact circumstances. I believe I had read about half of what was then called The Poem of the Man-God. But then, some years later, I stopped reading Valtorta. I think it was because I believed some critics who were saying that the conversations reported in The Poem were banal and trivial. Fortunately, I rediscovered Valtorta a few years ago, probably around the year 2004.
Impact on love for the Gospel
This work has increased my understanding of the teachings of Jesus that are presented in the Gospel readings themselves.
Concrete impact on faith life
I think I have received the grace to see that Jesus teaches that we should love everyone, hate no one, forgive everyone, and judge no one. I have also received a special grace of 100% certain human faith that her writings are from heaven.
What would you say to someone who hesitates to discover this work?
Start reading Maria Valtorta for yourself. Disregard those who are negative about it. If you are hesitant about reading her The Gospel as Revealed to Me, then start reading the three volumes she also wrote called The Notebooks. They cover additional information, such as the early Christian Church of the catacombs. In fact, all of the chapters in her Gospel work are actually from the Notebooks.