Today we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. On this day we see how God’s mercy effect in our lives. Divine Mercy is more than just another devotion. Mercy or compassion is identification of ourselves with the sufferings and difficulties of others which prompts us to an action. Mercy is a gift because we can't demand it but we only can plea for it. Mercy is a way of life to gain the fruit of peace that comes from unity and love of God and our neighbor. Jesus offers us marvelous graces in His Divine Mercy but He also demands of us deeds of mercy, which are to arise our of love for Him.
After having experienced Jesus’ endless mercy, Thomas confesses – “My Lord and My God” (John 20:28), which is the greatest expression of surrendering to the Lord. Divine Mercy Sunday invites us to remember the mercies we have experienced in our lives and this mercy should make us agents of mercy.
After 8 days of our Easter celebration it is time for us to ask the Lord to strengthen our conviction and trust in His word. Faith in the Risen Lord enables us to proclaim the good news of His resurrection. It is faith that let's the wheel of life to go on. Today the Lord did not want us to lose heart but what is required of us is a fascination for Him that nothing can stop us from being His witness.
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