I will mention just one incident out of a thousand that have happened to me.  As I usually do, I asked the Lord Jesus one evening to give me the points for the next day's meditation.  I received the answer:  Meditate on the Prophet Jonah and his mission.  I thanked the Lord, but began to think within myself of how different that subject was from the others.  But with all my soul I strove to meditate about it, and I recognized myself in the person of the prophet, in the sense that often I, too, try to make excuses to the Lord, claiming that someone else would do His holy will better [than I could], and not understanding that God can do all things and that His omnipotence will be all the more manifest if the tool is poorer.

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Reflection:  Saint Faustina recognizes herself in the story of the Prophet Jonah.  She sees that she sometimes makes excuses to the Lord.

Lord, I am sorry that I sometimes make excuses to You.  I often look to someone else to do what it is that You are calling me to.  Thank You that I have a special mission for Your Kingdom that You are relying on me to do.  Please help me to trust You and to be faithful in my calling and all that it entails.  However small or big this mission is today, help me to follow through without excuses.

 

Jesus, I trust in You!

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Saint Faustina, pray for us!!!

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