Have the thoughts ‘God do not love me and He is far far away’ ever come across your mind?



You know, Jesus loves you with a pure love and even at the point of death He did not stop loving you. He suffered the most horrible torture that no human had ever suffered and died to save you. As He told St Faustina: “Pure love gives the soul strength at the very moment of dying. When I was dying on the cross, I was not thinking about Myself, but about poor sinners, and I prayed for them to My Father.” (Diary, 324) “…[urge] all souls to trust in the unfathomable abyss of My mercy, because I want to save them all. On the cross, the fountain of My mercy was opened wide by the lance for all souls – no one have I excluded!” (1182) Ah, what more proof do we need to believe that He loves us? Moreover, He is much closer than you think: “If only they could understand that I am the best of Fathers to them and that it is for them that the Blood and Water flowed from My Heart as from a fount overflowing with mercy. For them I dwell in the tabernacle as King of Mercy...” (367) “Oh, how painful it is to Me that souls so seldom unite themselves to Me in Holy Communion. I wait for souls, and they are indifferent toward Me. I love them tenderly and sincerely, and they distrust Me. I want to lavish My graces on them, and they do not want to accept them. They treat Me as a dead object, whereas My Heart is full of love and mercy. In order that you may know at least some of My pain, imagine the most tender of mothers who has great love for her children, while those children spurn her love. Consider her pain. No one is in a position to console her. This is but a feeble image and likeness of My love.” (1447) Yes, Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist. St Faustina was the witness to this: “…when the priest took the Blessed Sacrament to bless the people, I saw the Lord Jesus as He is represented in the image. The Lord gave His blessing, and the rays extended over the whole world.” (420)

He truly Loves you, you are His beloved children, return this Love, visit Him often, prepare your soul with Confession and receive Him often. Do not let those thoughts become a barrier to you. Do not be afraid, be in union with God is the greatest happiness you will find on earth. He is waiting for you in there day and night…

(Reference: Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska - Divine Mercy in My Soul, Marian Press, Stockbridge, MA 01263, 2005)