...there is silence and prayer, crowds and faith and peace. The candle glow and intimacy of the original chapel where you pray and where Sister Faustina lies at rest contrasts with the hugeness of the vast new church with its message of "Do not be afraid!", a statue of John Paul standing as if at the prow of a great barque putting out to sea...the whole combines to send a message of hope and certainty and strength.
Our trip to the shrine came at the centre point of a week's stay in Krakow, and this seemed just right somehow.
John Paul the Great gave many magnificent things to the Church, but opening up the message of Christ's limitless mercy was one of the most important. Britain has need of this message...
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