2008/09/10

prayer to St Faustina

today i was feeling so far from God.. due to homework and other duties i haven't been praying as much, and it was so difficult to resist sin. in fact i gave in many times.. i didn't know how to get back to Him..i didn't feel like God loves me and even doubted this, i felt like He was angry at me for failing so much.
and then someone on facebook sent me this prayer, and it just reminded me that God's mercy is stronger.. i was encouraged.. these are the exact things that i was struggling with: fear, doubt, and i forgot who i am and who God is..i felt like things were just getting worse and worse and i didn't know how to fix them. but this helped me remember that..i should rely on God, because "my life is in His hands". i believe that even if we fail a lot, if we sincerely try our best God will take our efforts and use them..and give us the grace to really improve.. as long as we're willing to cooperate with His grace, He will provide us with what we need. He knows there are so many distractions all around and so many things that cause us to stumble..so much evil out there.

"Dear St. Faustina, I have come to know you as a friend. I ask you to plead to the Lord for me the prayer I ask of you. In times of doubt, dear friend, implore the Lord's Mercy as you did so often here on earth, that I may remember who I am, and to what His mercy has called me.

In times of fear, implore His Mercy that I may ever remember to trust, and trust again, in joy, and in the knowledge that God is preparing me for a beautiful mission.

Please pray dear St. Faustina, that I may never forget that the abyss between my Lord and I has been bridged by His tender mercy. He will continue to be faithful and heal me of anything which stands in the way of His Will. My life is in His Hands.

Thank you dear friend. Pray with me the prayer Our Lord taught you to spread throughout the world; Jesus, I trust in You! Remind all pilgrims of life that if our trust is great, there is no limit to Jesus' generosity.

Amen."

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