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pronounce judgment on <strong>my</strong> case. My eye watches over him. My daughter, you are<br />

to be like a child towards him, full of simplicity and candor. Put his judgment<br />

above all My demands. He will guide you accord<strong>in</strong>g to My will. If he doesn‟t allow<br />

you to carry out My demands, be at peace; I will not judge you, but the matter will<br />

rema<strong>in</strong> between Me and him. You are to be obedient.<br />

896 January 25, 1937. Today <strong>my</strong> <strong>soul</strong> is steeped <strong>in</strong> bitterness. O Jesus, O <strong>my</strong> Jesus, today<br />

everyone can add to <strong>my</strong> cup of bitterness. It makes no difference whether they be friend<br />

or foe, they can all <strong>in</strong>flict suffer<strong>in</strong>g on me. And You, O Jesus, are bound to give me<br />

strength and power <strong>in</strong> these difficult moments. O Blessed Host, support me and seal <strong>my</strong><br />

lips aga<strong>in</strong>st all murmur<strong>in</strong>g and compla<strong>in</strong>t. When I am silent, I know I shall be victorious.<br />

897 (262) January 27, 1937. I feel considerable improvement <strong>in</strong> <strong>my</strong> health. Jesus is br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g<br />

me from the gates of death to life, because there was so little left but for me to die, and lo,<br />

the Lord grants me the fullness of life. Although I am still to rema<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> the sanatorium, I<br />

am almost completely well. I see that the will of god has not yet been fulfilled <strong>in</strong> me, and<br />

that is why I must live, for I know that if I fulfill everyth<strong>in</strong>g the Lord has planned for me <strong>in</strong><br />

this world, He will not leave me <strong>in</strong> exile any longer, for heaven is <strong>my</strong> home. But before we<br />

go to our Homeland, we must fulfill the will of God on earth; that is, trials and struggles<br />

must run their full course <strong>in</strong> us.<br />

898 O <strong>my</strong> Jesus, You are giv<strong>in</strong>g me back <strong>my</strong> health and life; give me also strength for battle,<br />

because I am unable to do anyth<strong>in</strong>g without You. Give me strength, for You can do all<br />

th<strong>in</strong>gs. You see that I am a frail child, and what can I do:<br />

I know the full power of Your <strong>mercy</strong>, and I trust that You will give me everyth<strong>in</strong>g your<br />

feeble child needs.<br />

899 (263) I have desired death so much! I do not know whether I shall ever aga<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>my</strong> life<br />

experience such great long<strong>in</strong>g for God. There have been times when I fell <strong>in</strong>to a swoon<br />

for Him. Oh, how ugly the earth when one knows heaven! I must do violence to <strong>my</strong>self <strong>in</strong><br />

order to live. O will of God, you are <strong>my</strong> nourishment.<br />

900 Oh, how3 drab and full of misunderstand<strong>in</strong>gs is this life! My patience is exercised, and<br />

after it comes experience. I understand and learn many th<strong>in</strong>gs each day and see that I<br />

know very little, and I am constantly discover<strong>in</strong>g faults <strong>in</strong> <strong>my</strong> conduct. Still, I am not<br />

discouraged by this, but thank God that He deigns to grant me His light that I may know<br />

<strong>my</strong>self.<br />

901 + There is a certa<strong>in</strong> person [Stanislava Kwietniewska 163 ] who tests <strong>my</strong> patience. I must<br />

devote much time to her. When I talk with her, I feel that she is ly<strong>in</strong>g, and this,<br />

cont<strong>in</strong>ually. And because she tells me about th<strong>in</strong>gs far away which I cannot verify, she is<br />

able to get away with the lie. But I am <strong>in</strong>wardly conv<strong>in</strong>ced that there is no (264) truth <strong>in</strong><br />

what she says. When it occurred to me once that I might be mistaken and that she might<br />

be tell<strong>in</strong>g the truth, I asked the Lord Jesus to give me the follow<strong>in</strong>g sign: if she is really<br />

ly<strong>in</strong>g, let her admit to me herself that she has lied about any one of the th<strong>in</strong>gs concern<strong>in</strong>g<br />

which I am <strong>in</strong>wardly conv<strong>in</strong>ced that she is ly<strong>in</strong>g. And if she is tell<strong>in</strong>g the truth, let the Lord<br />

Jesus take this conviction away from me. A little later, she came to me aga<strong>in</strong> and said,<br />

“Sister, I beg your forgiveness, but I have lied about such and such a th<strong>in</strong>g,” and I<br />

understood that the <strong>in</strong>ner light concern<strong>in</strong>g that person had not misled me.<br />

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