My daughter, all your miseries have been consumed in the flame of My love, like a little twig thrown into a roaring fire. By humbling yourself in this way, you draw upon yourself and upon other souls an entire sea of My mercy. (Diary 178).

Turn to any page of St. Faustina’s Diary, and you’ll find spiritual gems, like this one:I became absorbed in prayer and said my penance. Then I suddenly saw the Lord, who said to me, My daughter, know that you give Me greater glory by a single act of obedience than by long prayers and mortifications. Oh, how good it is to live under obedience, to live conscious of the fact that everything I do is pleasing to God! (Diary, 894).

Turn to any page of St. Faustina's Diary, and you'll find spiritual gems. Like this one. St. Faustina wrote:Saint Joseph urged me to have a constant devotion to him. … He looked at me with great kindness and gave me to know how much he is supporting this work [of mercy]. He has promised me … special help and protection. (1203)