I've been reading The Diary of St. Faustina for the last few years. Last week at Adoration this popped up at me and I wanted to share. I felt drawn to read it over and over again.
(774) + O my Jesus, I understand well that, just as illness is measured with a thermometer, and a high fever tells us of the seriousness of the illness, so also, in the spiritual life, suffering is the thermometer which measures the love of God in a soul.
This one does something to me. It makes me see the reality of suffering. The reality that I don't want to suffer but I do. I want to suffer on my terms. Ugh. I suppose that's the purpose of The Diary..teaching us to Trust God. Trust in His Mercy. Maybe this is why it's taking me years to read this book.
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"An error in the beginning is an error indeed." - St. Thomas Aquinas
"Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine." - St. Thomas Aquinas
***10 Week Challenge Update: Week 1 9/12-9/16 10.75
"Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine." - St. Thomas Aquinas
***10 Week Challenge Update: Week 1 9/12-9/16 10.75
Saturday, September 18, 2010
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3 comments:
I, too, like suffering on my own terms. But thanks for confirming something for me.
God bless!
I have come to see suffering as a gift -- that God trusts us with the difficulties of life.
Thanks for sharing that.
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