Divine Mercy: The Heart of the Gospel

Saint Luke: The Gospel of Divine Mercy 31 they began to celebrate.) and Luke 15: 32 (But it was only right we should celebrate and rejoice, because your brother here was dead and has come to life; he was lost and is found). This is a God who finds each soul special and will leave everything to find it. Jesus reiterates that He seeks out sinners in Diary, entry no. 1728: Write: I am Thrice Holy, and I detest the smallest sin. I cannot love a soul which is stained with sin; but when it repents, there is no limit to My generosity toward it. My mercy embraces and justifies it. With My mercy, I pursue sinners along all their paths, and My Heart rejoices when they return to Me. I forget the bitterness with which they fed My Heart and rejoice at their return.31 In Diary, entry no. 1485 Sr. Faustina relates a conversation o f the Merciful God with a sinful soul: The Mercy o f God, hidden in the Blessed Sacrament, the voice o f the Lord who speaks to us from the throne of mercy: Come to Me, all o f you. Conversation o f the Merciful God with a Sinful Soul. Jesus: Be not afraid of your Savior, O sinful soul. I make the first move to come to you, for I know that by yourself you are unable to lift yourself to me. Child, do not run away from your Father; be willing to talk openly with your God o f mercy who wants to speak words o f pardon and lavish his graces on you. How dear your soul is to Me! I have inscribed your name upon My hand; you are engraved as a deep wound in My Heart. Soul: Lord, I hear your voice calling me to turn back from the path of sin, but I have neither the strength nor the courage to do so. Jesus: 1 am your strength, I will help you in the struggle. Soul: Lord, I recognize your holiness, and I fear you. Jesus: My child, do you fear the God o f mercy? My holi­ ness does not prevent Me from being merciful. Behold, for you I have established a throne o f mercy on the earth— the taber­ nacle—and from this throne I desire to enter into your heart. I am not surrounded by a retinue or guards. You can come to