(A Reflection on Divine Mercy)
The Lord desires to come to you and make His dwelling within
your heart. But when He comes to you,
what does He find? What is the condition
of your heart? Some hearts are like a
fragrant rose garden. There is light,
beauty, magnificence and radiance. It’s
a place of peaceful repose and a place made holy by the presence of our
Lord. Other hearts are like a dark prison
cell, cold, isolated and dreary. These
are the souls who are trapped in a cycle of sin and have failed, over and over,
to allow the Lord to enter in. But He
does choose to enter your heart, no matter the condition. Be it a fragrant field of roses or the
darkness and isolation of a prison, the Lord wants to enter (See Diary #1280).
Ponder the inner chamber of your heart. What does this dwelling place look like? Be honest and reveal this hidden place to our
Lord. If your heart is more like a dreary
dungeon, cold, dark and isolated, then know that you, more than any other, are
invited to receive the Mercy of God. He
desires to come to you and open the door to that prison in which you feel
trapped and isolated. He does not shy
away from you in this darkness and will enter in. But when He enters, He does so to break you
free. He desires to transform your soul
into a place of sweet delight. This
takes work, surrender, honesty, humility and trust. But God can do all things and can transform
the most wretched soul into a garden of beauty and love. His Mercy produces the soil, the Sun, the
seed, the water and everything needed to recreate the inner chamber of your
soul. Ponder this fact and begin your
transformation today.
Precious Lord, I give to
You the inner chamber of my soul. Come
and rest within me, transforming my heart into Your holy dwelling place. I give to You, dear Lord, all that I am and
all that I have. Recreate me and make me
new. Jesus, I trust in You.
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