{{Today I am linked with Lisa Jo Baker for Five Minute Friday. Here is how it works…. One word prompt. Five minutes. No editing. Lots of women. Equals a great time.}}
This week’s word….
MERCY…..
I should have known it would be the word this week. After all, the (in)Mercy project launched this week. Yesterday I had been humming the words to an old hymn. Have you ever noticed that the words to those hymns stay buried deep within our hearts and seem to surface at varied times throughout our lives. The words, repeatedly, going through my head….
Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found liberty at Calvary.
It is at the Cross that I found mercy. Mercy that I did not deserve. Truly. And yet, He offered it to me, freely and without abandon. His mercy was great. And it is great because I draw on it every. single. day. Each day He extends His mercy towards me and I find liberty, freedom to continue living my life in the middle of His blessings that I so do not deserve.
Mercy, as defined by dictionary.com (and yes, I had to look it up yesterday) ….. “compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one’s power”.
Mercy can be given to anyone within my power. Perhaps even when it is within my power to give.
In offering to work on this Mercy House project, I am learning about mercy. Something new about mercy. I have been shown mercy so that I might extend mercy. Mercy is that gift that keeps on giving. I am reminded of the servant that owes his master a large sum of money and is unable to pay it back. The servant begs for time to be given him to pay it back so as to avoid jail. The master shows mercy and cancels the debt. Wipes it clean. Yet that very same servant, owed a small pittance, demands to be paid back from a fellow servant & has him thrown into jail. (Matthew 18)
No mercy.
I do not want to be like that servant. I want to give mercy because I have been given much mercy.
What a beautiful undertaking (in)Mercy. May we give mercy as it is in our power to give.
Today I am linked with Five Minute Friday and Faithful Fri. and Faith Filled Fri. and Fellowship Fridays and Essential Fri. and Fri. Flash Blog and Faithful Fri. and Friendship Fri. and Fun Fri. .
I had already written my post for this week on “hope”. Love your comments on mercy. One thought came to mind as I read. We need new mercy for every new day because we use up all the mercy given the day before. Grateful for his new mercy on a daily bases.
Yes, His mercies are new each morning! So glad that you stopped here today 🙂
Thank you for stopping by for a visit, I appreciate that. I love your post and great word to be defined and and sounds like a great Charity that was launched.
Have a nice weekend.
Oh My Heartsie Girl
Karren
Thank you for visiting back 🙂 Always appreciated & great to make new friends.
I went to bed last night not sure how I would write on the word mercy but when I woke this morning my heart was in a same place… “I want to give mercy because I have been given much mercy.” Beautiful friend! Have a glorious weekend!!
What a great message here. Love what you have shared. Mercy is a godly thing which so much of our human nature resists instead preferring judgement, condemnation, guilt… I’m so glad that God turns this all on it’s head for forgiveness, mercy, grace…
Thanks for linking up at Essential Fridays.
Blessings
Mel from Essential Thing Devotions
This is such a wonderful thing to do….the writing and the Mercy Project. First, let me say that you have a such a peaceful blog appearance. And, yes, mercy is such a wonderful word to write on. It lends itself to all kinds of thoughts right about now. I don’t know if you do the writing project/idea on a regular basis, but oh so wonderful to be able to sit down and express things.
Thank you for stopping here today. I appreciate the encouragement. You have blessed me with your kind words.
Have a blessed Sunday,
Joanne
Wow, can’t imagine writing for 5 min spontaneously on one word! I absolutely love the chalkboard poster featuring Mercy House Kenya. So clever. Visiting from The Jenny Evolution Friday Flash.
The chalkboard poster was not done by me. But I so love it too. There is a simplicity & preciousness about it. It is from (in)courage. You should check out lisajobaker.com. Her site is beautiful & the Five Minute Friday is each Fri. Always great posts there. Thank you for stopping here.
Have a great Monday,
Joanne
Thanks for linking this up to Faith Filled Friday! We love (in)courage and what they do! 🙂
Love the support found amongst bloggers too 🙂 May He bless you!