CONTEMPLATING JESUS
This reflection sprang out of admiration for Jesus,
SISTERS OF MERCIFUL JESUS
who is mercy.
We shall be happy if you also fall in love with Him,
and if you make your heart a valley of trust,
which He will be able to flood with rain of Mercy.
HE IS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD (Col 1:15)
"I have opened My Heart as a living fountain of mercy. Let all souls draw life from it. Let them approach this sea of mercy with great trust" (Diary, 1520).
I believe
that You come out
of this image
for me
You do not want
to be enfolded
in the frame
of any sort of perfection
whatsoever
You do not want to be
simply "a memento portrait"
of God
You simply come
out to meet me today
You are coming
always first in love
You are hurrying
to love
barefoot
like a slave
asking for acceptance
of the Gift of Love
Now there is only
a question of the
other
that is
of my step
Terrifying darkness
increasing before eyes
already wide open out of fear
in this darkness
the colors of our life are blended
blue-gray everyday routine
divided by stripes
of green hope
pink joy
orange smile
only now can I see
that the colors of my life
are nothing
compared with You
Who are the light of the world
I invite You:
enter into my life
let the flame
of mercy burn in me
You search for me
with your glance
In a gaze full of love
You look
patiently
gently
jealousy
not seeking Yourself
not getting angry
not remembering last wrongs
You bear all things
believe all things
continually put
Your hope in me
You look at me
with love
You speak with gestures
I don’t have to reach up to
a particular level
gain Your appreciation
delight You
You approve
of me such
as I am
You bless me constantly
and constantly
forgive me
You reveal yourself to me
You invite
into the very midst of love
here is my place
You prepared
this place for me
and nobody can occupy it
You wrote me
on Your hands
I engraved myself
with a wound
in Your side
You suffered
from the love to me
that is why
I am so sure about it
I am anxious
to lean against it
Hug me, God
A tent of encounter
beams of rays
penetrating everything
timidly entering
locked hearts
through the hole
streams of grace
cheap gifts are not the thing
You give Yourself
You are a gift
I turn to You
like a flower to the sun
I want to draw life
from Your rays
and I beg You
protect me with Your mercy
like with a shield
Jesus, I trust in You
Jesus, I trust in You
The key
opening God’s heart
wide
Lord, You are
the only trustworthy
and there is no name
that I can trust in
My Jesus
Savior
King
my Mercy
"Be not afraid of your Savior, O sinful soul. I make the first move to come to you, for
I know that by yourself you are unable to lift yourself to me. Child, do not run away from your Father; be willing to talk openly with your God of mercy who wants to speak words of pardon and lavish his graces on you" (Diary, 1485)."The graces of My mercy are drawn by means of one vessel only, and that is - trust. The more a soul trusts, the more it will receive. Souls that trust boundlessly are a great comfort to Me, because I pour all the treasures of My graces into them. I rejoice that they ask for much, because it is My desire to give much, very much. On the other hand, I am sad when souls ask for little, when they narrow their hearts" (Diary, 1578).
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