Truth, Love, and Divine Mercy

As some of you may or may not know, I am a convert to the Faith. This August I will be 4 years a Catholic, with the entire journey coming to around 6 years, if i remember right, this past February. I have experienced many things spiritually, emotionally, and physically throughout these past six years that have defined who I am today.

Every day when I wake up in the morning, I am so thankful for where God has brought me. Sometimes I wonder “why me Lord? I do not deserve the graces you have bestowed upon me!” You know what? None of us do. That is the point. This gift of faith that we have received is totally unmerited. The graces of God are a GIFT, something to be cherished, not to squander and throw away. Oh, how I pray that we would all remember this.

Thinking about my journey of faith, and looking at the different ways God has unmistakably acted in my life, I yearn to be able to express the peace and joy that I feel. Especially to my non-Catholic friends and relatives. Sure, I have intellectual discussions, and talk about God, but how I pray they could experience the same Truth that I have found in the Church!

As Father Corapi says, Truth is Love! If we look in the Bible and teaching of the saints, even of our current Holy Father, Pope Benedict, we find indeed that Deus caritas est! God is Love! God is also Truth. So it is not a far leap to say that Truth is Love. As I look at the lives of those around me, and the sufferings of today’s world, I pray for all of these people, that they may find Truth, and therefore, the never-ending and complete Love of our Lord.

It is a hard thing to accept this Truth. It is not an easy decision to follow what God has in store for us. However, it is my firm belief that we will find complete fulfillment and happiness, no matter what may happen in our lives, if we abide in the Truth and Love that is God.

Ah, but my dear friends and readers, there is even more! After all, God is infinite. :)

In God, in Christ Jesus, we also find Mercy. We find the unending forgiveness of our Lord and Saviour. It is in His Mercy that we can find lasting peace and comfort. In order to be who we were created to be, we must accept His Truth, Love, and Mercy. In this infinite Mercy, our sins are washed clean, and we are made new creatures.

This Mercy is impossible to describe in human terms. As one who has experienced this Truth of Christ, even though I have not always been the best at holding on to it, all I can say is that it is like nothing else. To KNOW that one’s transgressions, no matter how terrible they may be, are forgiven, is a feeling like no other.

It is this Mercy that I pray all my friends will one day experience, and be open to. It is this Love that I pray they may all one day abide in.

We know that Truth is Love. Love is Mercy. Therefore the Truth of God is this never-ending
Mercy. Truth, Mercy, and Love. Three distinct aspects, but all clearly one. Sounds a bit familiar doesn’t it?

My prayers are with you all dear brothers and sisters, readers, friends, family, and those just passing by. On occasion of this Divine Mercy Sunday, I pray that we may all be open to the graces that God has bestowed upon us. I pray that we accept those graces, and therefore become the men and women God has created us to be, no matter what that may entail.

Blessings and peace,
Dean

Sancta Maria Faustina, ora pro nobis!