Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

you in the depths o f your soul, Although this is a retreat fo r a ll the sisters, I have you especially in mind, as I zvant to strengthen you and make you fearless in the midst o f a ll the adversities zvhich He ahead. ‘Therefore listen intently to his zvords and meditate upon them in the depths o f your soul.' (Diary, Notebook I, para. 456). The prophecy Je su s made to h e r was one hund red per cen t true: ° Oh, hozv astonished I zvas, fo r everything the IFather sa id ahout union zvith Qod and the obstacles to this union... about divine mercy... about the goodness o f Qod, zvas exactly zvhat Jesus had sa id to me concerning the IFeast o f (Mercy... ‘This is the f ir s t time in my life that I have made such a retreat. I understand in a special and clear zvay every single zvord that fa th e r speaks, fo r I have f ir s t e?qpeiienced it a ll in my sou l. I have nozv come to understand clearly zvhat the Lord has promised me, and I have no doubt about anything; Qod's language is clear and distinct. ’ (Diary, Notebook I, paras . 457, 458, 461). S is te r F au s t in a made h e rse lf open to the action of grace now in u t te r confidence. H er h e a r t experienced a g rea t wave of g ra titude . Innerly p ro s tra ting herself, she humbled he rse lf before the Lord: "O Jesus, my heart stops beating zvhen I think, o f a ll f o a are doing fo r me! I am amazed at you , Lord, that yo u zvould stoop so lozv to my zvretched soul! ‘What inconceivable means yo u take to convince me!" (Diary, Notebook I, para . 460). 233