(A Daily Reflection on Divine Mercy)
If you were a criminal, incarcerated for some crime, you
would most likely see life from a perspective that is very different from
others. You would daily long to have
your punishment removed and your status of freedom restored. However, an act of mercy of this sort is
rarely offered by secular society.
Instead, harshness and judgment is the norm. But God is much different. God is perfectly aware of everything you have
ever done in violation of His law. He
sees even the minutest sin. And in the
end, He will administer His strict justice upon all those who have not been bathed
in the justice of His Mercy. So bathe in
Mercy now and help others to do the same.
God offers this Mercy in varied ways.
One specific way God offers the Mercy which appeases His judgment is
through your heart. By daily offering
your heart to our Lord and by daily offering it for others, God’s judgment is
transformed. He sees your holy heart, enters it, and then allows you to offer
it for the sanctification of others. In
this way you are able to win many souls for God on account of His perfect
justice of Mercy (See Diary #1193).
When you look at others, what do you see? Do you see a sinner who deserves punishment
for their sins? If so, be careful
because this is how God will in turn see you.
Strive to see the sins of others as opportunities to pray for them and
as opportunities to become an instrument of the Mercy of God. God invites your participation in this act of
atonement and withholds nothing when you commit yourself to this act of love.
Lord, please transform the
way I see others, especially the sinner.
Help me to withhold my own judgment and, in turn, to offer my heart
filled with love as an act of Your Divine Mercy. Cleanse every soul, dear Lord, and forgive
every sin on account of my love for You.
Jesus, I trust in You.
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