A great comforting article on Gods wrath and anger….read it!
By Dr. Robert Stackpole, STD (Mar 18, 2009)
People reading the Diary of St. Faustina
for the first time are sometimes surprised to find passages in which
Jesus tells her about God's "wrath" and "anger," and not just about His
mercy.
For example, speaking of the rays pouring forth from His Heart in the
Image of The Divine Mercy, Jesus said to her (entry 299): "These
rays shield the soul from the wrath of My Father. Happy is the one who
will dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay
hold of him."
The voice of the Heavenly Father also spoke to St. Faustina about the power of the Chaplet of The Divine Mercy
to appease God's wrath (entry 811): "God's anger is placated,
unfathomable mercy envelops the soul, and the very depths of My tender
mercy are moved for the sake of the sorrowful Passion of My Son" (see
also entry 476).
If God is so merciful and loving, why does He speak to St. Faustina
about His wrath and anger? One of our readers, named "J.P.," sent me a
question about this that sums up the problem very well: "Can you
elaborate more on the concept of 'God's anger'? I want to understand
what it means for God to be angry at us sinners. … I don't blame Him,
and I believe He has every right to be angry at us … but how do we
reconcile the idea of an angry God with one who has infinite mercy for
His children? Especially since, if I am not mistaken, it is Jesus who
is mentioning this term to St. Faustina."
Thanks J.P., for putting the question so well. Of course, if we are
honest with ourselves, we know we all deserve a fair dose of Divine
Anger. But isn't the gospel message, and the Divine Mercy message given
to St. Faustina, precisely the "good news" that He is NOT that kind of
God?
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