throw as a child into the arms of its beloved mother

"When a soul sees and realizes the gravity of its sins, when the whole abyss of the misery into which it immersed itself is displayed before its eyes, let it not despair, but with trust let it throw itself into the arms of My mercy, as a child into the arms of its beloved mother. These souls have a right of priority to My compassionate Heart, they have first access to My mercy. … I delight particularly in a soul which has placed its trust in My goodness."

-Diary, 1541