“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.” Divine Mercy in my soul # 1447
Imagine the parent who loves a child with burning love. They are committed in every way to the care and well-being of their child. Their love is steady and irrevocable from the time of birth on into adulthood. Now imagine the pain in this parent’s heart if at some point their child walks out on them and fully rejects their love. This loving parent will not give up but will think about their child day and night, aching inside with love, hoping to be able to receive their child back.
This is but a faint image of the love of the Heart of Jesus. As a “faint image,” we must realize that when we reject the love of our Lord, the wound of love in His Heart produces the deepest suffering. But, instead of this wound of love causing Him to reject us, it does the opposite.
Many of us can understand the pains God feels. Our children, raised in the Catholic faith, walk away from the Church and from God.
I’ve struggled with this pain as my children have fallen away. I desire with all my heart to draw them back to Jesus. But, despite all my talk and all the times I’ve pressed them, they continue to stay away.
I cried out, “God, please open their eyes. I don’t want them to wait to find you in a dark hour but to know you before the darkness falls.” I “found” God the first time at the side of my dad’s casket. I didn’t want them to do the same.
Then, a great and holy priest opened my eyes to what Jesus told St. Faustina in paragraph # 1447
He said, “Who do you think loves your children more, you or God?” OUCH! Right into the heart on that one. “I know God loves them but I just don’t want them to find God at the side of my casket like I did.” He replied, “and, what if they did? What if they come back to God beside your casket? Would that upset you?” Again, speechless.
God will bend all His beautiful creation to draw each and every heart to Himself. I mean look, His Son died on the cross a horrible death just with that ‘hope’ and goal in mind. Do you think God loves more? Resoundingly yes!
It all comes down to trust. Can I trust God to love my children enough to do all in His Magnificent Power to get them to Heaven to be with Him? My control is all an illusion. I have no control or power to bring anyone to Heaven, only God can do that. But, I can live my life in a manner worthy of His love and mercy and shine so brightly doing so that others see me and follow.
Are you willing to be a saint? Now? The love of the Father can make it so. The love of Jesus on the cross has made it so. Claim it and live it.
Total trust!