Friday, 11 September 2015

MERCY WAS SHOWN ME

PRAYER MOMENT  

Friday 11 September 2015


MERCY WAS SHOWN ME


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “Mercy, however, was shown me, because until I became a believer I had been acting in ignorance; and the grace of our Lord filled me with faith and with the love that is in Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 1:1…14)


Reflection. This mention of mercy catches my eye for it is virtually the motto of Pope Francis, Chosen in Mercy – or words to that effect. Like St Paul he experienced the love of God touching him and choosing him. We know that he has made mercy a mark of his ministry and has now declared a Jubilee year of Mercy and kicked off the year with a sign: he has made it easier for people trapped in a marriage, that was not based on real mutual consent, to have their union annulled, that is, declared to have never existed from the beginning. The Lord knows us and loves us as we are and reaches out to us calling us to love and the serve.

Prayer. Lord, help us to know your love, tenderness and mercy towards us and give us courage to reach out to others as you do to us.  Amen.




















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