Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

and brought illum ination. Bu t he was no t interiorly ready to receive the words of the Lord with an open h ea rt. He had still to seek, research and go through his own investigative reflections before h is soul had m a­ tu red towards unders tand ing th is Divine mystery in all its theological depth and, a t the same time, the wide pastoral horizons opened up in the m a t te r en trus ted to him to undertake . He needed more time. At the moment he was occupied by the picture. He wished to have everything connected with it completely explained. This he could obtain only from Sister Faustina. Her Diary records: "Once, my confessor asked me where the inscription should be placedbecause there was not enough space in the picture fo r everything. I answered, I zvill pray and give you an answer next week-'' When I (eft the confessional and was passing before the (Blessed Sacra­ ment, I received an inner understanding about the inscription. Jesus reminded me o f what (He had told me the firs t time; namely, that these three words must be clearly in evidence "Jesus, I trust in you." [Jezu, Ufam Tobie]... ' / am offering people a vessel zvith which they are to keep coming fo r graces to the fountain o f mercy. ‘That vessel is this image zvith the signature: 'Jesus, / trust in you .' (Diary, Notebook I, para. 327). F a th e r Sopocko, still undecided and unconvinced, pu t forward to S ister F au s tina ano the r suggestion for the signa ture unde r the image: Christ, King of Mercy. So once more she asked Je su s to express His desire. "I asked Jesus whether the inscription could be: "Christ iKing o f (Mercy'. Ode answered, 'I am JUng o f Mercy', but Jle d id not say "Christ". (Diary, Notebook I, para . 88). 168