Mar. 20, 2012 Tuesday: Divine Mercy Mass

How many of us here drink the doctor recommended eight glasses of water daily?  Every system in our body depends on water. For example, water flushes toxins out of vital organs, carries nutrients to cells and provides a moist environment for ear, nose and throat tissues. But have you ever heard of doctors recommending drinking eight glasses of cola a day? Once I demonstrated to a youth group what we feed our body when we drink cola. On a table, I put a glass of water and then one by one, I began to put in packets of sugar. Their eyes widened as I put in a total of 10 packets of sugar. Then I told them that phosphoric acid is poured in the mix to kill any other bugs that might grow in the can. However, phosphoric acid also leaches out calcium in our bones. I don’t think the kids wanted to drink cola after that.

When our body tells us that we are thirsty for pure water, even when there is a water fountain nearby, we prefer to grab something that has lots of sugar, calories, and caffeine—it does the body no good. I think the same happens to us when our soul begins to thirst. What does a soul thirst for? It thirsts for love, but we usually grab something that leaves the soul empty and leaves it even thirstier. Sometimes watching reality TV programs demonstrates to us where we go to drink to quench our thirst—money, power, drugs, alcohol. We even drink from pornography to fill our thirst.

St. Faustina saw the following vision of Jesus. She wrote in her diary, “During Holy Mass, I saw the Lord Jesus nailed upon the cross amidst great torments. A soft moan issued from His Heart. After some time, He said, “I thirst. I thirst for the salvation of souls. Help Me, My daughter, to save souls.” (Diary 1032)
Elsewhere St. Faustina wrote, “At the end of Your death on the Cross, You bestowed upon us eternal life; allowing Your most holy side to be opened, You opened an inexhaustible spring of mercy for us, giving us Your dearest possession, the Blood and Water from Your Heart. Such is the omnipotence of Your mercy. From it all grace flows to us.” (Diary 1747) 

Jesus is the fountain of life giving water which refreshes our soul. His water washes away sin that left us empty and lifeless. If we only turn to our dear Lord, He will revive us. Our Lord will bring us healing and peace.