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Bible Questions and Spiritual Discussion
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Beautiful Journal Entry I Wanted to Share
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This is from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, and it is so beautiful in this age of secular despair that I thought it would be edifying, to uplift someone who was down who might need to know the heights to which we can aspire when we unite ourselves to the will of God and accept His grace:
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142 When I was set at peace and taught how to follow God's paths, my spirit rejoiced in the Lord, and it seemed to me that I was running, not walking. My wings were spread for flight; I soared into the very heat of the sun and I will not descend until I rest in Him, in whom my soul has lost itself forever. And I subjected myself totally to the action of grace. God stoops very low to my soul. I do not draw back, nor do I resist Him, but I lose myself in Him as my only treasure. I am one with the Lord. It is as if the gulf between us, Creator and creature, disappears. For a few days, my soul was in a state of continuous ecstasy. God's presence did not leave me for a single moment. And my soul remained in a continuous loving union with the Lord. But this in no way interfered with the performance of my duties. I felt I was transformed into love; I was all afire, but without being burned up. I lost myself in God unceasingly; God drew me to Himself so strongly and powerfully that sometimes I was not aware of being on earth. I had impeded and feared God's grace for so long, and now God Himself, through Father Andrasz, has removed all difficulties. My spirit has been turned towards the Sun and has blossomed in His rays for Him alone; I understand no more...
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Faustina was a Catholic nun who lived in the early 20th century.
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Catholica 05/22/2012 09:12 |
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MaryWanders
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06/21/2012 17:31 |
Beautiful IS a perfect description! Thank you so much for sharing; it made me smile. :)
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