divine-mercy-in-my-soul

Jesus, why do You conceal Your majesty, why have You left Your heavenly throne
and dwelt among us? The Lord answered me, My daughter, love has brought
Me here, and love keeps Me here. My daughter, if you knew what great merit
and reward is earned by one act of pure love for Me, you would die of joy. I
am saying this that you may constantly unite yourself with Me through love,
for this is the goal of the life of your soul. This act is an act of the will. Know
that a pure soul is humble. (45) When you lower and empty yourself before
My majesty, I then pursue you with My graces and make use of My
omnipotence to exalt you.
577 Once, when my confessor told me to say “Glory be to the Father” as my penance,
it took me a very long time; and I began many times, but did not finish, because my
spirit became united with God, and I could not stick to the prayer. Quite frequently,
I am unwittingly enveloped by God‟s omnipotence and become entirely plunged in
Him through love, and then I do not know what is going on around me. When I told
my confessor that this short prayer often takes very much of my time and that
sometimes I cannot even finish it, he told me to say it right away, there, at the
confessional. However, my spirit became immersed in God and, in spite of my
efforts, I could not think as I wished. And so the confessor said, “Please repeat
after me.” (46) I repeated every word, but while I was pronouncing each word, my
spirit would be steeped in the person I was naming.
578 On one occasion, Jesus told me, concerning a certain priest [probably Father
Sopocko], that these present years would be the adornment of his priestly life. The
days of suffering always seem longer, but they too will pass, though they pass so
slowly that it seems they are moving backwards. However, their end is near, and
then will come endless and inconceivable joy. Eternity! Who can understand this
one word which comes from You, O incomprehensible God, this one word:
eternity!
579 I know that the graces given me by God are often meant exclusively for certain
souls. Awareness of this fills me with great joy; I always rejoice at the good of
other souls as if it were my own.
580 (47) On a certain occasion, the Lord said to me, I am more deeply wounded by
the small imperfections of chosen souls than by the sins of those living in
the world. It made me very sad that chosen souls make Jesus suffer, and Jesus
told me, These little imperfections are not all. I will reveal to you a secret of
My Heart: what I suffer from chosen souls. Ingratitude in return for so many
graces is My Heart‟s constant food, on the part of [such] a chosen soul.
Their love is lukewarm, and My Heart cannot bear it; these souls force Me to
reject them. Others distrust My goodness and have no desire to experience
that sweet intimacy in their own hearts, but go in search of Me, off in the
distance, and do not find Me. This distrust of My goodness hurts Me very
much. If My death has not convinced you of My love, what will? Often a soul
wounds Me mortally, and then no one can comfort Me. (48) They use My
graces to offend Me. There are souls who despise My graces as well as all
the proofs of My love. They do not wish to hear My call, but proceed into the
abyss of hell. The loss of these souls plunges Me into deadly sorrow. God
though I am, I cannot help such a soul because it scorns Me; having a free
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