Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

using every opportunity. No effort seemed too g re a t for her. She announced h e r read iness for anything. 7 tove ‘you , Jesus, zvith every drop o f my Stood, and I zvouCd gtadty shed my Stood f o r yo u to give yo u a proof o f tfie sincerity o f my tove. O Qod, the more I know yo u the (ess I can comprefend you , Sut this "non-comprehension' tets me reatize how great yo u are! A n d it is this impossiSitity o f comprehending y o u which i n f tames my heart anew fo r you , O Lord... In comparison ivith you , everything is nothing. Sufferings, adversities, humitiations, faitures and suspicions that have come my way are sptinters that keep ative the fire o f my tove fo r you, O Jesus. 9dy desires are mad and unattainaSte. I wish to conceatfrom yo u that I suffer. I wan t never to Se rewarded fo r my efforts and my good actions, you yoursetf, Jesus, are my onty reward; y o u are enough, O treasure o f my heart!" (Diary, Notebook I, para . 57). These were no empty words, and God accepted the love sincerely offered to Him and h e r wish to cooperate with Him. Nor did He ask h e r to wait long for h e r h e a r t’s desire. S ister F au s tina would receive an import­ a n t mission to perform, p repared for h e r according to the e terna l divine plan. She would be included in His plan for the redemption of the world. Although i t m ight seem th a t she was interiorly prepared and waiting for every command of the Lord, th a t which came was a to ta l su rp rise for her. I t was completely different from commands she had had before. Those were simple and unambiguous, and though often difficult to perform, they were a t least easy to understand . Sometimes doing His will cost he r a g rea t deal, b u t she had h ad no doubts abou t how to n o