Days of Mercy + + +

“Father most merciful, we confess our faith in Christ
with our words,
Keep us from denying him in our actions.”
(From the Daily Office)
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Oh God,
How am I not being me today?
How am I not being my true self?
How am I denying the Christ who lives in me,
as me, through me?
Oh God,
Keep me from sabotaging all that you created me to be.
Help me to be my best self now!
May I have the patience of God for the mercy towards others
and towards myself.
May I be Christ-like in compassion and justice,
through Jesus Christ, my Lord, I pray. Amen

~ Prayers of Anna Lin

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Day 20 + 40 Days of Mercy + + +

Jesus, thou art all compassion,
Pure, unbounded love thou art;
Visit us with thy salvation,
Enter every trembling heart.

~ Hymn words of Charles Wesley

“God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God,
and God in them.” 1 John 4:16

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Day 19 + 40 Days of Mercy + + +

Have you signed the Charter of Compassion?

The video tells you what it is:

https://www.charterforcompassion.org/charter

Followed by an opportunity to Affirm and Share

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Day 18 + 40 Days of Mercy + + +

I will not stop caring, whatever the cost.
I will not cease loving, no matter the consequences.
The political winds may howl above me,
scattering people like leaves in a storm,
but I will hold fast to the common ground,
the wisdom that once formed us.
Difference is not a crime. Diversity is not a threat.
Disagreement is not a failure.
Community requires of me what it requires of others:
a commitment to share in the process of justice.
There are no expendable human beings in that process,
only a sacrifice of privilege.
For the sake of the many, I will not stop caring for the few.

~ Steven Charleston

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Day 17 + 40 Days of Mercy

Day 16 + 40 Days of Mercy + + +

Today let us pray for those with physical and mental
challenges and act with loving kindness knowing that
as we strengthen one another we strengthen all
of humanity.
Anna Lin +

Even though it’s an add ~ it’s a great story

When The Best Of Us Steps Up, Our Nation Stands A Little Taller…Share this… Credit to: Canadian Tire

 

Day 15 + 40 Days of Mercy

Day 14 + 40 Days of Mercy + + +

There is an enormous task ahead of us ~ ~
We are each being called upon to share what we can. . .
and we can do this!
May God grant us generous spirits and hearts of compassion.
Lord, hear our prayers and show us the way to acts of mercy.

~ Anna Lin

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.”
~ Mother Teresa.

UN says the world faces the largest humanitarian crisis since 1945http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/world-faces-largest-humanitarian-crisis-1945-46055937

Day 13 + 40 Days of Mercy + + +

The God of All Comfort

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ,
so also our comfort abounds through Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:3-5 (NIV)

In our prayers today let us remember all those throughout the world who are suffering and in need of God’s comforting care. May we be someone who can bring comfort to another in their time of need.

Although the following video comes from a faith tradition different from most of us gathered here,
I find it deeply moving and helpful in prayers for those who suffer throughout the world.
I invite you to use it in the spirit of One God and Creator of us All.
Anna Lin +

The Great Bell Chant (The End Of Suffering)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1ZwaEzMtJw

Day 12 + 40 Days of Mercy + + +

“God’s mercy is greater than our sins. There is an awareness of sin that does not lead to God but rather to self-preoccupation. Our temptation is to be so impressed by our sins and our failings and so overwhelmed by our lack of generosity that we get stuck in paralyzing guilt. It is the guilt that says, ‘I am too sinful to deserve God’s mercy.’ It is the guilt that leads to introspection instead of directing our eyes to God. It is the guilt that has become an idol and therefore a form of pride.

Lent is a time to break down this idol and to direct our attention to our loving Lord. The question is: ‘Are we like Judas, who was so overcome by his sin that he could not believe in God’s mercy any longer… or are we like Peter who returned to his Lord with repentance and cried bitterly for his sins?’ The season of Lent, during which winter and spring struggle with each other for dominance, helps us in a special way to cry out for God’s mercy.”
~ Henri Nouwen (from A Cry for Mercy)

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