Possessing a big heart for others even when you are wrongly accused and persecuted by them- this is a great spiritual gift from God. You should ask God to give you the grace for a merciful heart for those who have wronged you.
Wait. What? Why would it be a spiritual benefit for you to suffer continual unjust, cruel, and false accusations?
Yes, this is true because if you suffer well, surrendering your situation completely to Jesus, He will give you many graces and increase you in holiness, too. We experience this most clearly in the reception of holy Communion when we receive the very heart of Christ.
Why?
Because the secret to mercy is possessing ‘perfect’ self-giving love. This is the kind of love that led Jesus to His death on the cross, and the love that he pours out at every Mass. It was His Divine Mercy that led Him to freely give of Himself so that we could choose to be saved by His Precious Blood. Mercy is a certain kind of love.
When we are merciful, we have compassion in our hearts for the other person’s misery. If the other person has wronged us, or has passed away and we can no longer make amends, the gift of a merciful heart will help us love them for Christ’s sake. Our hearts, in union with Christ’s, seek the good of the other’s soul as a result of this mercy.
"The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in mercy."
A Big Heart for Others
Even When They Hurt You
If you are suffering from false accusations and discrimination from another soul, take it to prayer and ask Jesus to give you a merciful heart. It is a great gift to have a heart like Jesus. Remember that God sees and knows all things. He is full of mercy, and when you pray with charity, asking for His will to be done, trust in Him to resolve every situation.
Sometimes He allows a suffering to help you grow in virtue, and for this you must be grateful. Have patience and fully trust in Him, abandoning yourself to His will. He will resolve every situation if you surrender it to Him. Jesus loves all souls, and His mercy extends to even the greatest of sinners.
Pray for those who persecute you with a merciful heart like Jesus. Have patience. Wait for God to move. He gives graces to souls on your behalf when you pray with charity. He will reveal to you many truths and help you to discern His will in every situation. Trust in Jesus. When He shows you His will, obey Him.
"A great mystery has been accomplished between God and me. Courage and strength have remained in my soul. When the time of adoration came to an end, I came out and calmly faced everything I had feared so much before. When I came out into the corridor, a great suffering and humiliation, at the hands of a certain person, was awaiting me. I accepted it with submission to a higher will and snuggled closely to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, letting Him know that I was ready for that for which I had offered myself."
Prayer for a Merciful Heart Like Jesus
O Jesus,
I understand that Your mercy is beyond all imagining. I ask You, therefore, to make my heart so big that there will be room in it for the needs of all the souls living on this whole earthly globe.
O Jesus, my love reaches beyond the world to the souls suffering in Purgatory, and I want to exercise mercy toward them by means of indulgenced prayers. God’s mercy is unfathomable and inexhaustible, just as God Himself is unfathomable. Were I to use the strongest words for expressing this mercy of God, they are nothing in comparison with what it is in reality.
O Jesus, make my heart sensitive to all the sufferings of my neighbor whether they be of body or of soul. O my Jesus, I know that You act toward us as we act toward our neighbor. My Jesus, make my heart like unto Your merciful Heart. Jesus, help me to go through life doing good to everyone.
Amen.
If you like this prayer, you may also like our virtue meditations series. These are weekly meditations on the 35 virtues of St. Hildegard of Bingen, Doctor of the Church.
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A Big Heart for Others in Suffering
“You must always humble yourself lovingly before God and before men, because God speaks only to those who are truly humble and He enriches them with His gifts.” – Saint Padre Pio
“Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good.” – Saint Paul the Apostle (Romans 12:21)
“He loves, he hopes, he waits. Our Lord prefers to wait Himself for the sinner for years rather than keep us waiting an instant.” – Saint Maria Goretti
“Suffering is a great grace; through suffering the soul becomes like the Savior; in suffering love becomes crystallized; the greater the suffering, the purer the love.” – Saint Faustina
“When I see that the burden is beyond my strength, I do not consider or analyze it or probe into it, but I run like a child to the Heart of Jesus and say only one word to Him: “You can do all things.” And then I keep silent, because I know that Jesus Himself will intervene in the matter, and as for me, instead of tormenting myself, I use that time to love Him.” – Saint Faustina
“The recollection of an injury is itself wrong. It adds to our anger, nurtures our sin, and hates what is good. It is a rusty arrow and poison for the soul. It puts all virtue to flight. It is like a worm in the mind: it confuses our speech and tears to shreds our petitions to God. It is foreign to charity: it remains planted in the soul like a nail. It is wickedness that never sleeps, sin that never fails. It is indeed a daily death.” – Saint Francis of Paola
Additional Prayers
Those Attached to this World Will Die in Their Sin
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Act of Love to my Good and Merciful Savior
This prayer of adoration called “Act of Love to my Good and Merciful Savior” is a request for the grace to grow in holiness. We reflect on St. Peter the Apostle’s life, and how, like Peter, we need the grace of God to do His will.
Totus Tuus Prayer to the Immaculate Conception
The Totus Tuus prayer, or “Totally Yours”, is a prayer of consecration to the Immaculate Conception by Saint John Paul II.
Prayer for Perpetual Adoration of Jesus Christ
Grace comes when we petition the Lord for it. Prayer before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament changes lives. His presence is real. He comes to us in our brokenness and weakness. This prayer of perpetual adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament asks for the grace to grow this devotion so that healing comes to souls, their families, their parishes, their communities, regions, and nations.
Daily Prayer to Protect My Family from Demonic Attacks
Intercede for your loved ones and ask for God’s safeguarding with this daily prayer to protect my family from demonic attacks.
Probe my Mind and Test My Heart Lord, I Trust in You
Probe my mind and test my heart Lord. I desire you above all things. Reward me according to your ways; I trust in you.