(A Daily Reflection on Divine Mercy)
It is important to understand God and His ways, but
understanding is not the same as knowing.
Knowing God means we encounter a Person.
We do not only understand what this person says; rather, we engage, meet,
experience and enter into a relationship with this Person. In fact, one of the greatest blessings we can
ever receive in this life is to obtain even a single perception of God. Even one single perception of Him, one single
encounter with Him, one single act of knowing Him is enough to change our lives
forever. An act of authentic knowing of
God is more important than any other act we can do in life (See Diary #1133).
If you were offered all the wealth and fame of the world,
great success and prestige, would you take it?
Most likely you would. Being
successful or wealthy or well known or greatly honored is often desirable. In and of themselves, none of these qualities
are bad. But there is a grave danger in
these desires the moment that they become more important to us than our desire
to know God, distracting us from that ultimate goal. The moment we find ourselves desiring worldly
things more than a desire for the very Person of God is the moment that we have
mixed up our priorities in life. Seek
even one single act of encountering our merciful God and you will find that
this knowledge of Him is worth more than anything this world can offer.
My Lord, I desire to know
You. Please increase that desire in my
soul so that it is more powerful than every other desire in my life. I pray that You give me even a single
perception of You, a single knowledge of You, dear Lord, and in that knowledge
please change my life. Jesus, I trust in
You.
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