"Do all you possibly can for this work of My mercy. I desire that My mercy be worshiped, and I am giving mankind the last hope of salvation; that is, recourse to My mercy" (The Diary of St. Faustina, 998).
Contemplating the Divine Mercy of Jesus Christ means pondering a sublime mystery. When we consider His proposal of forgiveness and His promise of mercy, we can barely approach an understanding of His perfect goodness and love.
In our sinfulness, even the most pious of us can not fathom such perfect mercy. We're unable to practice it ourselves and have never been recipients of it through human nature. It is more than we can believe that such a treasure, unmerited, would be ours through the merits of God Himself.
"I am Love and Mercy itself. There is no misery that could be a match for My mercy, neither will misery exhaust it, because as it is being granted — it increases. The soul that trusts in My mercy is most fortunate, because I Myself take care of it" (1273).
God's mercy, taught in scripture and in tradition, takes on a life-altering power in the Divine Mercy's devotion and spirituality. In this great gift of His limitless forgiveness, Christ brings to us the intimacy of a personal relationship in which love overcomes all sin. He urges us to call upon Him with trust, to receive His mercy and to let it flow to others in forgiveness and joy. In this way He chooses to draw all people to Himself.
As we pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, we commit ourselves to trusting completely in the infinite mercy of God to save His people despite their sins: "Eternal Father, I offer You the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and for those of the whole world. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world."
"Jesus, I trust in You," we pray as we consider the Divine Mercy which flows from Christ and seeks to inundate our lives with grace. It is a divine mystery that defies the logic of the world and raises our heads to the supernatural Truth, to the God who loves us.
