Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

mountains dozvn into the valleys, so, too, do Qod's graces flozv on(y into humble souls." (Diary, Notebook I, para . 55). Her confessor in his advice placed the chief emphasis on practising love: "Qo through hfe doing good, so that I could unite on its pages: "She spent her life doing good." ‘Jday Qod bring this about in you... lAct in such a zvay that a ll those zvho come in contact zvith you zvillgo azvay joy fu l. Sozv happiness about you because you have received much from Qod; give, then, generously to others... ‘Keep zvell in m ind the zvords I am telling you right nozv." (Diary, Notebook I, para. 55). For herself, he added one sentence which in its brevity contained for h e r a basic maxim: "Let Qod push your boat out into the deep zvaters, tozvards the unfathomable depths o f the interior life." (Diary, Notebook I, para . 55). For six months after professing h e r vows, darknesses still encompassed S is te r F au s t in a ’s soul. Now they were no t so impenetrable as before. The divine Light could be glimpsed more clearly through th e clouds. There came a time when all the clouds dissipa ted and S is ter F au s tin a found h e rse lf in th e dazzling rad iance of the presence of God. From then onwards, h e r soul could contemplate God, and contemplation is no th ing other th an - as St. John of the Cross says - th e mysterious, peaceful, loving pouring-in of God into the soul, which, when no t prevented, inflames th a t soul with th e sp irit of love. S is ter F au s tina opened h e rse lf completely to th is Divine action w ithin her. 93