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The Meaning of Divine Mercy
The message of Divine Mercy is simple, and yet it takes an entire lifetime to explore. Divine Mercy simply (and extraordinarily!) means that God’s love is greater than our sin and weakness. As we trust in Jesus and rely on God’s merciful love, we become more joyful and more able to share His mercy with others. Praying for Divine Mercy is particularly important in our current context, when socio-political divisions cut deep and the global pandemic threatens many people’s health and livelihood. In the prayer of Divine Mercy, we trust God’s love above our difficulties, praying — not just for ourselves — for everyone throughout the whole world.
Divine Mercy is something that God has already given to us (through Christ’s saving death, communicated to us through the sacrament of Baptism), and it is something that God continues to give to us (through prayer and the sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Communion). Divine Mercy has been poured forth abundantly, and it continues to pour forth! God communicates His mercy to each of us personally and to all of us collectively. His mercy flows through the atoning death of His Son, but it can also flow through each of us. We have the opportunity to “add to” and amplify Divine Mercy through our actions and prayers.
