On the Way Down...

Sick and tired of this world
There’s no more air
Tripping over myself
Going nowhere
Waiting
Suffocating
No Direction-
I took a dive

And on the way down
I saw You, and You saved my from myself
And I won’t forget the way You loved me
On the way down- I almost fell right through
But I held on to You.

These words are from a song by Ryan Cabrera, a pop artist, written about a girl. I was driving home from mass today when it came on the radio. While I had heard the song many times before, today it struck me with a Spiritual application. So many times in my own life when I take the Fall, it seems that right before I am dashed against the rocks by my own mistakes, He is there with outstretched arms to grab onto. He comes with love, not judgment, and oh, what a Love he has to offer.

The Sunday after Easter is what’s known as Divine Mercy Sunday. The Divine Mercy image (shown above) and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy were revealed to St. Faustina (shown below) due to our of the Lord’s desire to bring the world’s attention back to His abounding mercy. Faustina was a nun in Poland who saw visions of our Lord. As in the image above, Christ pulled back his mantle and two beams of light poured forth, one white, one red. They represent the blood and water that poured forth from his side when it was pierced by the soldier’s spear.


The shedding of Christ’s precious blood was indeed the ultimate act of mercy, as the One who was perfect sacrificed himself for us, first on the cross, and then daily within the Eucharist feast. Through His many gifts He offers us grace and mercy as he waits patiently to catch us up in his strong and loving arms, and yes, sometimes while we’re on the way down. Amen.

-Riley