Divine Mercy Sunday
O, how much I am hurt by a soul’s distrust! Such a soul professes that I am Holy and Just, but does not believe that I am Mercy and does not trust in my goodness. Even the devils glorify My justice but do not believe in my Goodness.
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Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy.
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.
1 Peter 3:4
Every new assignment has a birthing, and in giving birth, labor pains are suffered. Today on this great feast of the Mercy of God, the power of the love of God is set in motion. In a new springtime of growing deeper and transforming life patterns, we are asked to cast off the shame associated with our past. Why?—Because it is not the intention of God to look back and fill us with shame. Instead, He calls us to come forward, to walk into His Love.
Divine Mercy Sunday is one of the great feasts celebrating pardon and renewal. But to receive it we must trust in the goodness of the Lord as Saint Faustina did. Let us heed His call to discard the old, embrace the new and move forward.
How can we accomplish this? We can start by altering our lifestyle, by making healthy spiritual commitments to amend our ways. The Lord has died! The Lord has resurrected. Mankind has been redeemed. We have been saved by the blood of the Lamb of God. Now it’s time to live a purified existence, drenching ourselves in Jesus’ Mercy. Although we have been forgiven we often stumble back into doubt, questioning our Savior. Be wary– this is not of God! This is “the accuser” scheming to coerce us away from God’s destiny for us. Even though more often than not we grow weary and impatient for the plan of God to unfold, we must not question the Mercy of God, but accept His Will as the further purification of the selfish desires governing our appetites.
It is through the “new hope” and through an unwavering trust in God’s Mercy that we will find the strength to embrace His Plan for us. His Design for our life comes with the grace and power to fulfill the Destiny.
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