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His delight. The soul recognizes this clearly and without a veil, so to speak. It
reaches out for God with all its might, but it feels like a baby; it knows that this is
not within its power. Therefore, God descends to the soul and unites it to Himself
in a way that…. Here, I must be silent, for I cannot describe what the soul
experiences (Diary, # 767).
III B.25 Full Transformed Union and Spiritual Espousal Begin and End with God
(25.1) Jesus Always Abides with a Humble and Trusting Soul (Diary, # 295)
Jesus “always” abides with a soul possessing the spirit of a little child. He is pleased, as
well, when it trusts in Him alone, even in the least things. Once when Sr. Faustina was in a
retreat, Jesus asked her, “My child, how is your retreat going?” She answered, “But Jesus, You
know how it is going.” “Yes, I know, but I want to hear it from your own lips and from your
heart.” “O my Master, when You are leading me, everything goes smoothly, and I ask You,
Lord, to never leave my side.” And, Jesus responded: “Yes, I will be with you always, if you
always remain a little child and fear nothing. As I was your beginning here, so I will also be
your end. Do not rely on creatures, even in the smallest things, because this displeases Me. I
want to be alone in your soul. I will give light and strength to your soul, and you will learn from
My representative that I am in you, and your uncertainty will vanish like mist before the rays of
the sun (Diary, # 295).
(25.2) Seek Interior Life with Jesus, the Soul’s Bridegroom, and Sole Treasure 288
Sr. Faustina wrote (Diary, # 1021):
I have such a strong desire to hide myself that I would like to live as though I did not
exist. I feel a strange inner urge to hide myself as deeply as possible so as to be known
only to the Heart of Jesus. I want to be a quiet little dwelling place for Jesus to rest in. I
shall admit nothing that might awaken my Beloved. My concealment gives me a chance
to commune constantly and exclusively with my Bridegroom. I commune with creatures
in so far as it is pleasing to Him. My heart has come to love the Lord with the full force
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Ibid., Faustina, Diary, # 1021.
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