Daily Virtue Quote – St. Faustina

“Today, I was visited by a certain lay person who has caused me a lot of sorrow and who has abused my goodness, telling many lies.  At the first moment, I saw her, the blood froze in my veins, because there stood before my eyes all that I had to suffer because of her, although with one word I could have freed myself of them all.  And the thought came to me to tell her the truth, firmly and immediately.  But at the same moment, the mercy of God came before my eyes, and I resolved to act toward her as Jesus would have acted in my place.  I started to talk to her gently, and when she expressed the wish to talk to me alone, I then, in a very delicate manner, made known to her clearly the sad condition of her soul.  I saw that she was deeply moved, though she was trying to hide this from me.”