Blessed in All Things
- Preacher
- Fr. Chris Alar
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Published
- Length
- 3:14
About this sermon
How do we respond when life doesn’t go as we hoped? When prayers seem unanswered, health declines, or dreams fade? St. Faustina teaches us a radical peace — to bless the Lord in everything. In paragraph 1264 of her Diary, she prays: “Should you take me in my youth, be blessed; should you let me live to a ripe old age, be blessed. Should you give me health and strength, be blessed; should you confine me to a bed of pain for my whole life, be blessed.” This is the heart of what St. Ignatius of Loyola called holy indifference — not cold detachment, but total trust. It means letting go of our preferences so that our only desire is to grow closer to Jesus, whatever that requires. Whether joy or suffering, success or failure, health or weakness, all can be holy when offered in love. Fr. Daniel Klimek, MIC, reminds us that God does not waste a single moment of our lives. Every circumstance, freely accepted, can become a path to intimacy with the Lord. The goal is not to control the outcome, but to remain faithful and say, with St. Faustina: “Be blessed.” #frdanielklimek #diaryreflections #stfaustina #divinemercy #thedivinemercy
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