A DIVINE MERCY PRAYER
All-powerful, most holy, most high, and
Supreme God, I am so sorry for hurting you:
I impudently spat upon your sorrowful face,
I violently scourged your most blessed body,
I scornfully crowned your holy head with thorns,
I savagely kicked you as you fell with the cross,
I cruelly crucified your flesh with stinging nails;
In short, I have bitterly tortured you with
Every single one of my sins against you.
I despise and abhor all my many sins,
Including any I have withheld from you in
The past — mortal sins or venial — or never
Confessed honestly, or forgot about;
And I accuse myself of being guilty of
High treason against your Majesty,
Deserving to be executed -- and exiled --
Because my sins offend you, Lord God,
Who are all good, supremely good,
Totally good, who alone are good --
You deserve only my heartfelt love
And blind obedience to your holy will.
Therefore, I hereby make this
Declaration and resolution:
I am absolutely and utterly determined,
Through your sweet holy graces and
Your unfathomable Divine Mercy,
To be your humble and obedient slave,
Through Mary, the Queen of All Hearts,
And to be your faithful servant who
With promptitude runs away from
The false enticements of all sin and
The empty allure of all temptation, and,
Instead, I completely surrender myself
Into your warm embrace and with
A heart bountifully overflowing with
Thanksgiving for your mercy to me,
I receive your loving kiss of peace.
Amen.