"The rays of Your Divine Mercy restore hope."⁠ •⁠ "Through the mystery of this wounded heart, the restorative tide of God's merciful love continues to spread over the men and women of our time. Here alone can those who long for true and lasting happiness find its secret.⁠ 'Jesus, I trust in you.' This prayer, dear to so many of the devout, clearly expresses the attitude with which we too would like to abandon ourselves trustfully in Your hands, O Lord, our only Savior.⁠ You are burning with the desire to be loved and those in tune with the sentiments of Your heart learn how to build the new civilization of love. A simple act of abandonment is enough to overcome the barriers of darkness and sorrow, of doubt and desperation. The rays of Your divine mercy restore hope, in a special way, to those who feel overwhelmed by the burden of sin."⁠ - St. John Paul II, #DivineMercySunday, 2001⁠ #throughfire: a series exploring #holyweek and #easter in #blackandwhite