![]() And then maybe someday I can work on voluntary mortifications–probably not the physical kind! And learn how to meditate on something for more than 2 minutes at a time!Īnd why did Jesus say He was “surprised” that she hadn’t completely renounced her self will? How can anything surprise Him, He’s God? All knowing and omniscient and all that? I didn’t understand that.Ĭocoa, I totally agree with you about the Passion movie–what a powerful movie that was! I had a priest tell me one time that he thought they overdid the violence, that Jesus probably didn’t suffer that much, and He didn’t have to either. Sister Faustina writes the act of offering her life for sinners, especially for those who had lost trust in the Divine Mercy. This passage is really reminding me that I have to, at the very least, embrace the sufferings that God sends my way instead of running from them or drowning them out in chocolate like I usually do. ![]() 1488: Jesus: I am pleased with your efforts, O soul aspiring for perfection, but why do I see you so often sad and. And the good Lord knows I don’t mortify myself physically or otherwise! I don’t like suffering. Faustinas diary, Divine Mercy in My Soul, n. I can start out ok, but before I know it I find I’m meditating on all the laundry that needs to be done or the appointments I have that week or a book I want to read or something like that. I never do either! I can’t mediate on anything for more than 2 minutes without my mind wandering. Jesus told Saint Faustina that one hour of mediating on His Passion was more profitable than mortifications that draw blood.
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