I don't fear hell

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St. Faustina

I would have died at the very sight of these tortures if the omnipotence of God had not supported me. Let the sinner know that he will be tortured throughout all eternity, in those senses which he made use of to sin. I am writing this at the command of God, so that no soul may find an excuse by saying there is no hell, or that nobody has ever been there, and so no one can say what it is like. I, sister Faustina, by the order of God, have visited the abysses of hell so that I might tell souls about it and testify to its existence.

Diary (741).

Honestly, this is the last place you want to end up in.

I know exactly what St.Faustina is talking about…hell is a place of hatred that so many people live in daily due to ignorance and also a “place of fear” that so many “Christians” live in due to lack of ability to know the love of our Lord. Hell is the absolute lack of love.
One of the most beautiful traditions that St.Faustina left us is the Divine Mercy prayer, which is a prayer of love. Faustina’s legacy is not one of despair, it is one of hope and trust. She writes over and over in her diary of the importance of “trusting” God and God’s love and extreme mercy.
Hell is real, but it exists right here on earth right along with the afterlife. I believe it to be our call as Catholics to expell terror and to help our fellow followers to learn to love and trust in the Divine Mercy of our Lord.
In Faustina’s diary, she recounts the words of our Lord, “My daughter, imagine that you are the sovereign of all the world and have the power to dispose of all things according to your good pleasure. You have the power to do all the good you want, and suddenly a little child knocks on your door, all trembling and in tears and, trusting in your kindness , asks for a piece of bread lest he die of starvation. What would you do for this child? Answer Me, my daughter.” And Faustina said, “Jesus , I would give the child all it asked and a thousand times more”. And the Lord responded," That is how I am treating your soul…Bring your ear close to My Heart, forget everything else, and meditate upon My wonderous mercy."