is what we mean when
we say ‘offer it up.’
This humble attitude
gave Jesus the space
He needed to
accomplish
great things.
It is through our union
with the Cross of Christ
that mercy comes, not
only into our lives, but
into the whole world.
The Lord uses
our trials to
extend his mercy.
Because of her faithfulness,
the whole believers are
blessed with a greater
awareness of the
inexhaustible mercy of God.
This is what it means
to offer our bodies
as a living sacrifice (Romans 12: 1-2
of The Holy Bible) .
(Sr. Maria Faustina Kowalska died at the age of 33 in 1938, misunderstood by most of the religious sisters with whom she had lived her life.They appreciated her kindness, hard work, and faithfulness to their rule of life, but many of her fellow religious also thought that she was delusional and tormented.Indeed, she claimed to have received several revelations from the Lord, sometimes involving direct commands, all of which concerned his divine mercy.She believed that she was entrusted with the mission of making the Lord’s mercy known. Through living a life of sacrificial love for the Lord, the absurdity of Sr. Faustina’s claim has become an occasion of hope for the world) .