Monday, March 14, 2022
Divine Mercy and Human Mercy
An excerpt from Luke 6:27–38 (NRSV)
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Reflection from Pete Rossiter,
The Church of St. Elisabeth:
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”This short sentence from Luke reminds me of a passage from Micah that has always moved me: “[W]hat does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God?” A world in which God’s justice and human justice is never tempered by mercy would be unbearably harsh. It seems to me that Jesus’ command that we show others the mercy that God shows all of us manifests one of the ways in which Jesus came not to destroy the law and the prophets, but to fulfill them.
Stations of the Cross by Jon Dutcher, St Gregory’s Episcopal Church
For further study and prayer, the readings assigned for today are:
Psalm 105:1-42; Exodus 33:1-6; Romans 4:1-12
MUSIC
“Prayer of St Richard of Chichester”
by L.J. White,
sung by Viki Rill and Kathryn Duncan
O Holy Jesus, most merciful Redeemer,
Friend and Brother:
may I know thee more clearly,
love thee more dearly,
and follow thee more nearly.