+ February 22, 1931
“In the evening, when I was in my cell, I saw the Lord Jesus clothed in a white garment. One hand was raised in the gesture of blessing, the other was touching the garment at the breast. From beneath the garment, slightly drawn aside at the breast, there were emanating two large rays, one red, the other pale. In silence I gazed intently at the Lord; my soul was overwhelmed with fear, but also with great joy. After a while Jesus said to me: Paint an image according to the pattern you see, with the signature: Jesus, I trust in You. I desire that this image be venerated, first in your chapel, and [then] throughout the world.” (Diary, 47)
Today marks exactly 95 years since this extraordinary event that took place with St. Faustina in Płock. Jesus commanded her to paint an image that would remind us of His merciful love for each of us, to be venerated throughout the world and to be a vessel through which graces are drawn from the source of mercy.
At the moment of the revelation, Faustina was 25 years old. She was a nun of the second choir and carried out her duties in the bakery. She was not a painter and certainly did not have the ability to spread the image throughout the world. Faustina was aware of this, yet she did not rely on her own strength and abilities. The inscription “Jesus, I trust in You” reminds us how important our response to God’s merciful love is — it is trust in Him.
Faustina trusted.
“I trust in You, O merciful God, and I wish to be the first to manifest to You that confidence which You demand of souls.” (Diary, 615)
It is precisely because of the great trust of Sister Faustina that, step by step, the image of Divine Mercy with the inscription “Jesus, I trust in You” became more and more known, not only in Poland but throughout the world, even during her lifetime. Today, many people experience miracles of God’s mercy through this image.
Sister Faustina, teach us to trust in God, especially when it seems to us that what He asks of us exceeds our strength.
Jesus, we trust in You!
