Saint Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938)
Religious Sister
Diary, § 1589 (©Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy)
"Will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray?"
The soul awaiting the coming of the Lord :
I do not know, O Lord, at what hour you will come. And so I keep constant watch and listen As your chosen bride. Knowing that you like to come unexpected. Yet a pure heart will sense you from afar, O Lord.
I wait for you, Lord, in calm and silence, With great longing in my heart And with invincible desire. I feel that my love for you is changing into fire, And that it will rise up to heaven like a flame at life's end, And then all my wishes will be fulfilled.
Come then at last, my most sweet Lord And take my thirsting heart There, to your home in the lofty regions of heaven, Where your eternal life reigns everlasting.
Life on this earth is but an agony Since my heart feels it is created for the heights. The lowlands of this life hold no interest for it For my homeland is in heaven – this I firmly believe.
Daily Marriage Tip for December 11, 2018:
“Prayer increases the strength and spiritual unity of the family, helping the family to partake of God’s own ‘strength’.” – St. John Paul II, Letter to Families. A great encouragement to pray together as a family today!