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arranging things in such a way that you will be for Me a continual sacrifice and will always do My will . And for the accomplishment of this offering , you will unite yourself with Me on the Cross . I know what you can do . I Myself will give you many orders directly , but I will delay the possibility of their being carried out and make it depend on others . But what the superiors will not manage to do , I Myself will accomplish directly in your soul . And in the most hidden depths of your soul , a perfect holocaust will be carried out , not just for a while , but know , My daughter , that this offering will last until your death . But there is time , so that I the Lord will fulfill all your wishes . I delight in you as in a living host ; let nothing terrify you ; I am with you ( Diary , # 923 ).
( 2.2 ) Sr . Faustina ’ s Prayer on Living a Total Surrender to God ’ s Will ( Diary , # 952 ) Sr . Faustina wrote in her Diary :
My Jesus , You see that Your holy will is everything to me . It makes no difference to me what You do with me . You command me to set to work – and I begin calmly , although I know that I am incapable of it ; through Your representatives , You order me to wait – so I wait patiently ; You fill my soul with enthusiasm – but You do not make it possible for me to act ; You attract me to Yourself in heaven – and You leave me in this world ; You pour into my soul a great yearning for Yourself – and You hide Yourself from me . I am dying of the desire to be united with You forever , and You do not let death come near me . O will of God , you are the nourishment and delight of my soul . When I submit to the holy will of my God , a deep peace floods my soul . O my Jesus , You do not give a reward for the successful performance of a work , but for the good will and the labor undertaken . Therefore , I am completely at peace , even if all my undertakings and efforts should be thwarted or should come to naught . If I do all that is in my power , the rest is not my business . And therefore , the greatest storms do not disturb the depths of my peace ; the will of God dwells in my conscience ( Diary , # 952 ).
( Diary , # 957 , 371 ): Sr . Faustina learned that in doing God ’ s will , through time , the soul is perfected as a pure holocaust offering for God and for souls , through union with Jesus ’ sacrifice on the Cross ( Diary , # 957 ). She begged the Lord God for His grace , to extinguish her self-love fully . And instead , to set her heart on fire with His “ purest love ” ( Diary , # 371 ) to vivify her , and for His “ holy will ” to take primacy in her life ; while remaining “ silent as a dove without complaint ” ( Diary , # 957 ).
( 2.3 ) On the Three Degrees to Total Surrender to God ’ s Will ( Diary , # 444 )
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