Three Streams

Three streams flow ceaselessly from Jesus' divine heart. The first is a stream of mercy for sinners, giving them a spirit of contrition and repentance. The second is a stream of charity, which brings help to all in need, especially to those who seek perfection and need help overcoming difficulties. The third is a stream of love and light, which flows into those with whom our Lord wants to share His knowledge and commandments so that they, each in their own way, may devote themselves wholly to promoting His glory.-----St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

 

This is why we must daily desire the Sacred Heart of Jesus in our struggles. It is for Him alone that we live these sometimes less than exceptional lives. Most days will be the simple exercise of pressing in to our Lord. As we deal with bills, tests, loneliness, being misunderstood by those we love, disappointment, illness, depression, anxiety, etc.., we must look to His loving Heart from where our help does come. Those three streams of mercy, charity, and love and light, are the graces that come to us especially in the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist. Lord Jesus, fill us with a deep and abiding thirst for these streams from Your Sacred Heart!

 

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