Lord, Have Mercy. Indeed, He Has.

 

There is no condemnation

for those who are

         in Christ Jesus.

        Romans 8. 1

Jesus came

     not to condemn us

but to set us free.

Satan wants us to believe

   that nothing can save us now.

We are stuck.

We are no good.

But Jesus came,

     not for judgement,

but compassion and

   forgiveness,

even when undeserving.

But oh, so beloved.

             Even now.

Lord, have mercy.

    Indeed, He has.

If then we are not condemned,

but loved fully by Him,

how does that transform

    how we live,

    how we love,

and how we respond to others?

We need not judge others,

     but forgive, love,

and see them differently,

just as we have been forgiven,

  loved, and embraced by Jesus.

O LORD,

Thank You for coming to save us

  and for loving us that much.

Release us from our shortcomings,

our sins,

even from what others

            think of us.

Help us to realize that

  forgiveness is the deepest

             form of love.

You showed us that

           by Your life.

We are Your beloved.

Help us to abide in You,

fully loved,

fully shielded,

free to love others right to You.

Fill us with Your compassion,

     grace and love

in all that we encounter today.

Find us following You.