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58 Theological Foundations Thousands of goods lie in this name which is more powerful than thun- ders. Called in sadness, Jesus brings consolation. In times of danger, He guarantees victory. Called upon in poverty, He will enrich us; in sick- ness, He will heal us. He will support us in our struggle with sin and in acquiring virtues because He came to save the sinners and He is the Lord of virtues. Therefore, may the name of Jesus be the subject of our med- itations, may it be our love, joy, rest, respite, nourishment, our life and heaven. 7 There is nothing more worthy in the whole world than Jesus and nothing more worthy of love, hence His essential role in the spiritu- al transformation of man. He is the Light which we should gaze upon and never lose sight of, so that we might reach Jesus who reigns in heav- en. 8 He is the Eternal Sun which helps us to see our imperfections, fail- ures, mistakes, shortcomings and transgressions. This true Divine Light enables us to see our sins, to make a sincere resolution to remove evil, mend it and not to repeat it again. For just as the rays of the sun enter- ing a house through its windows uncover dirt and disorder, so also this Sun of Justice reveals all spiritual disorder and impurity as He enters the chamber of the human heart. 9 The power of God which makes man’s interior transformation possi- ble is revealed in the power of the name of Jesus. His name frees the pos- sessed from evil spirits according to the promise: “In My name they will cast out demons” (Mk 16, 17). Therefore St. Paul says: “... at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth” (Phil 2, 10). His name also makes our prayers effective. The prayers of many people are fruitless and ineffective because they are not being offered to the Father in the name of Jesus. This is why the Church always concludes its prayers with an invocation: “Through Jesus Christ, our Lord” and such prayers are never in vain. 10 Father Papczynski seeks comparisons which would help him to glo- rify ever more adequately the goodness of the Savior, the goodness which has such an obvious influence on man. He refers to an account given in one of the Gospels: “He came down with them and stood on a level place” (Lk 6, 17) and calls Jesus a flower which grew out in the