THIRD MYSTERY

What makes this boundless universe rejoice is clearly divine mercy.What illuminates these dark beings is self-evidently divine mercy. What fosters and raises  creatures  struggling with  their  endless  needs  is  self-evidently again divine mercy. What causes the whole universe to be turned towards man, like a tree together with all its parts is turned towards its fruit, and causes it to look to him and run to his assistance is clearly divine mercy. What fills and illuminates boundless space and the empty, vacant world and makes it  rejoice is self-evidently divine mercy. And what designates ephemeral man for eternity and  makes him the addressee and beloved of the Pre-Eternal and Post-Eternal One is self-evidently divine mercy.

O man! Since divine mercy is such a powerful, inviting, sweet, assisting lovable truth,  say:  “In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate,” adhere to this truth and be saved from absolute desolation and the pains of unending needs! Draw close to the throne of the Pre-Eternal and Post-Eternal Monarch, and availing yourself of the compassionate and rays  of divine mercy, become His addressee, friend, and beloved.

All the realms of beings in the universe are purposively gathered around man and are  made to hasten to meet all his needs with the utmost order and wisdom, which clearly arises  from one of two situations. Either each realm of beings knows man, obeys him, and runs to  help him, which just as it is completely irrational is also impossible in many respects; or an absolutely impotent being like man has to possess the power of the mightiest absolute sovereign; or this assistance occurs through the knowledge of an Absolutely Powerful One behind the veil of the universe. That is to say, it is not that the different beings in the universe know man, but that they are the evidences of a Knowing, Compassionate One who is acquainted with him and knows him.

O man! Come to your senses! Is it at all possible that the All-Glorious One, who causes all the varieties of creatures to turn towards you and stretch out their hands to assist you, and to say: “Here we are!” in the face of your needs – is it possible that He does not know you, is  not acquainted with you, does not see you? Since He does know you, He informs you that  He knows you through His mercy. So you should know Him too, and with respect let Him  know that you know Him, and understand with certainty that what subjugates the vast universe to an absolutely weak, absolutely impotent, absolutely needy, ephemeral, insignificant creature like you, and despatches it  to  assist  you,  is  the  truth  of  divine  mercy,  which  comprises  wisdom,  favour, knowledge, and power.

Most certainly, a mercy such as this requires universal and sincere thanks, and earnest and genuine respect. Therefore, say: “In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate,” which is the interpreter and expression of such sincere thanks and genuine respect. Make it the means of attaining to the mercy, and an intercessor at the court of the All-Merciful One.