(A Daily Reflection on Divine Mercy)
It is most appropriate to prayerfully reflect upon being
held in the holy arms of our God.
Understanding the Merciful love of the Father in Heaven through the holy
embrace of love reveals to us His fatherly care. Running to the arms of Jesus opens our hearts
to His merciful love. But one image that
will also be helpful and holy to reflect upon is that of the infant Jesus. Imagine if you were privileged to be present
when Jesus was an infant. And imagine if
this infant looked at you, reached out His arms and sought to be held by you. And imagine if this infant held you tightly
as He rested on your heart. This holy
exchange of love will most certainly be understood by parents as they hold
their children. Contemplate the profound
love and infinite Mercy of God coming to you through this warm and
unconditional embrace of a little child.
Jesus is reaching out to you, embrace Him and hold Him tightly (See
Diary #1442).
Ponder today this beautiful and holy image. But do so by imagining that this infant burns
with a holy and pure love for you and longs to be held close to your
heart. Resting in your arms you feel the
love of this sweet embrace. This is an
image of the Love of God and a holy image.
Allow your own experiences of holding a child to teach you about the
Mercy of God. And express your own love
for God through this holy image of a child’s embrace.
My dear Lord, so small and
innocent, may I hold You in my heart with an embrace of pure love. May I feel Your Heart beat with mine and Your
love poured forth in this sweet embrace.
I thank You, Lord, for coming into our world as an infant. May I always treasure this image and be drawn
more deeply into love of You every time I hold one of Your precious
children. Jesus, I trust in You.
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