IMAGE & LIKENESS

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Hundreds of souls brightly clad, mantilla-ed, done up well

for the televised Holy Hour:

Do they know? Do I?

That Divine Mercy pierces the heart

as Divine Justice rends the soul;

That Mercy cannot be separated from Justice

in God

Blind beggars, blind guides, heroes, saints

Before His Majesty each one is the same:

A sinner

A less-than-nothing

Unworthy of Your Love

Yet strangely, painfully,—mercifully, justly? or is it an injustice?

—no, because God is not unjust—

Loved by You.

Do they know? Do I?

This Mercy breaks and splits in two

This double-edged sword piercing marrow, bone, soul, spirit

Discerning reflections and thoughts of the heart—the heart cries

Mercy

But Mercy cannot descend

without Justice—

A severe Mercy; a just love—

Or is it

Just Love

And because it is just Love

I do not understand every aspect but

Blindly trust Your Goodness

You

You Who suffered and died

Whose Heart was pierced and broken

with Just Love for me

How can I not trust You?

How can I not love You?

Do they know Your Love?

Do I?

No, not totally

For—to know You totally is only for You

So with holy Job I bow

Before the Majesty of Your Mystery

You

Your Mercy

Just Love