Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

and so continue in this simplicity and spirit o f obedience; this is a good sign. I f you continue in this attitude, Qod zvill not allow you to f a l l into error. S till, as much as is possible, keep f a r away from these things, but i f despite that they s t i l l come your way, receive them calmly and do not fea r anything, ‘y o u are in the good hands o f a very good Qod. In a ll that you have told me, I do not see any illusion or anything contrary to fa i th . ‘These are things which are good in themselves, and it wou ld indeed be good i f there were a group o f souls pleading zvith Qod fo r the world, as we are a l l in need o f prayer." (Diary, Notebook I, para . 506). S is te r F au s t in a re tu rn ed to Vilnius quite a t peace. She understood th a t she should listen to th e voice of God in h e r soul and wa it un til she h ad a b e t te r grasp of w ha t God wanted. W aiting pa tien tly , however, was no t in h e r na tu re . She had become accustomed to reac ting quickly, so she found ano the r way of doing so. She used h e r new flow of psychic energy on working ou t a ru le for the proposed congregation. This is tiring work, requ iring a person to concentrate and be sys­ tematic. In th e conditions S is te r F au s tin a had , the work h ad to be spread over m any days. B u t although she did i t in short bu rs ts in moments spared from h e r daily duties, the outline of th e ru le she worked out is compact, well though t through , ordered and complete, even as to details. In the main, h e r project is based on th e Rule of the S isters of O u r Lady of Mercy - the only ru le she knew - which she adap ted in h e r own way for th e use of a contemplative community. I t is possible to see in it, too, the traces of h e r own experience of convent life, by the g rea te r emphasis she placed on certain passages. S is te r F au s t in a ’s ru le combines h e r former longings for the convent w ith th e experience she had gained du ring h e r ac tua l religious life. 241