Where is the god who can compare with you—
wiping the slate clean of guilt,
Turning a blind eye, a deaf ear,
to the past sins of your purged and precious people?
You don’t nurse your anger and don’t stay angry long,
for mercy is your specialty.
LUKE 1:54 (CEV)
God helps his servant Israel
and is always merciful
to his people.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God specializes in mercy.
DAILY FODDER
If God specializes in mercy, shouldn't those who claim allegiance to him ooze in mercy themselves? Instead, it seems, that we've become hard nosed and rigid in our approach to weakness in others.
PRAYER
Merciful Savior, I'm grateful that you've included me in your family. I confess that I need mercy more than I'm able to give it. Don't be angry with me. Soften my heart so that mercy becomes my default response to the needy among us. This is the way of Jesus, in whose name I pray. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
