Divine Mercy Defined

The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings. -- Exodus 25:20

 di·vine [dəˈvīn]

ADJECTIVE \

1. of, from or like God 

mer·c

y

  [ˈmərsē]

NOUN 

1. love's response to suffering  

Divine Mercy = God's love in response to suffering.

Jesus, we trust in You.  Thank You that under the wings of Your mercy we find refuge.

A Time to Rise

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die. -- Ecclesiastes 3:1,2

The wonder of new life and the seeming finality of death.  Yet the Old Testament writer of Ecclesiastes left out something, because he knew not the future.  There also is a time to RISE.  

Thank you, Jesus, for rising from the dead and giving us a hope and a future.  Amen.

Miserere mei, Deus.

Lord, have mercy, because I am in misery.  My eyes are weak from so much crying, and my whole being is tired from grief.

Psalm 31:9

Thank you, God, that sacrifice to You is a troubled spirit, a broken and contrite heart , that You will not despise.  Amen.  (Ps. 51:17)

"Palm" Sunday

I will not forget you. 
Behold, I have graven you on the palms of my hands.
-- Isaiah 49:16

On this Palm Sunday, I pray that you will rest in God's loving care for you. 

Lord, thank you for holding us so lovingly amidst this journey of life, especially when we feel bewildered and blindsided.  Amen.