Mercy

Have we experienced mercy? Do we know mercy? I mean more than do we understand mercy but have we really had an experience of mercy? How hard it is for us to realize that Christ came into the world to save us. What did Christ love save us from though? I think part of what Christ came to save us from was the terrible things we say and do to ourselves by believing we are not worth loving. Mercy is compassionate treatment and a disposition to be kind and forgiving. Christ had to come and give it to us because if we do not have an experience of it how could we ever give it away?

Here's a word you can take to heart and depend on: Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. I'm proof—Public Sinner Number One—of someone who could never have made it apart from sheer mercy. And now he shows me off—evidence of his endless patience—to those who are right on the edge of trusting him forever. I Timothy 1:15-19

Can we recgonize that we need to allow the mercy of Christ in? Do we really accept the compassionate treatment and do we treat ourselves with a dispostion that is kind and forgiving? Or are we hard on ourselves, unforgiving, telling ourselves that mistakes are not allowed and that there is no love for us unless we get it just right? The thought process that we operate out of for ourselves will also be the one that we will expect others to follow. Can you give the gift of mercy to yourself? Can you accept the gift of mercy that Christ gives showing you compassionate treatment? Catch yourself each time that you are not being kind and forgiving to yourself and remember that Jesus is compassionate and accept the gift. Practice this more and more until you are able to give it to those around you when they make mistakes that make you upset or angry. Imagine how this would change your family life, your work enviroment, your relationships with friends, your relationship with God. Truly an impact would be made on the world because we accept the mercy of Jesus and then become the conduit to give it to others who need it. Pray and meditate on this daily. Allow God to change your thought life, your heart. Allow yourself to be loved!

Namaste'