On the evening of that same day, I felt in my soul a great yearning for God. I do not see Him at this moment with my bodily eyes as I have on other occasions, but I sense His presence and yet do not grasp Him [with my mind]. This causes me great yearning and torment beyond words. I am dying from the desire to possess Him, to be drowned in Him forever. My spirit pursues Him with all its might; there is nothing in the world that could comfort me. O Love Eternal, now I understand in what close intimacy my heart was with You! For what else can satisfy me in heaven or on earth except You, O my God, in Whom my soul is drowned.

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Reflection:  O God, my God: to you, I keep vigil until first light. For you, my soul has thirsted, to you my body, in so many ways.  By a deserted land, both inaccessible and waterless, so I have appeared in the sanctuary before you, in order to behold your virtue and your glory.  For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise.  So will I bless you in my life, and I will lift up my hands in your name.  Let my soul be filled, as if with marrow and fatness; and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips. When I have remembered you on my bed in the morning, I will meditate on you.  For you have been my helper. And I will exult under the cover of your wings. (Psalm 63:2-8)

Saint Faustina yearns for God with her whole being.  In the same way, the writer of the Psalms describes the longing for God and the joy of praising Him.

Lord I long for my soul to be drowned in You in the way that Saint Faustina describes.  There are no better words than Your Word to ask for this to come about.   As I say these words in my heart, please make them alive and true in my life.

O God, my God: to you, I keep vigil until first light. For you, my soul has thirsted, to you my body, in so many ways.  By a deserted land, both inaccessible and waterless, so I have appeared in the sanctuary before you, in order to behold your virtue and your glory.  For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise.  So will I bless you in my life, and I will lift up my hands in your name.  Let my soul be filled, as if with marrow and fatness; and my mouth will give praise with exultant lips. When I have remembered you on my bed in the morning, I will meditate on you.  For you have been my helper. And I will exult under the cover of your wings


 

 Jesus, I trust in You!

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Saint Faustina, pray for us!!!

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"Used with permission of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M.”
Bible reference:  http://www.sacredbible.org/catholic/