My most precious Jesus, you have shown to me time and again, the depths of Your love, the abyss of Your mercy. You show Your endless mercy to me, not just in Your DELIGHT to forgive me my sins, my faults, and my failings (like the father in the prodigal son), but in so many other ways as well). You show your mercy to me when I am sad and need your comfort. You are there to comfort me. You calm my racing heart when I turn to You in fear. You share my dreams, my joys, and my excitement. You are there in my comings and my goings, getting me safely to where I need to go. There are times, Lord, when I don’t get the answers that I want. Other times You seem to be totally silent. These can be gut wrenching for me, Lord, and sometimes I want to scream and cry out. I have to dig down to the very depths of my soul, Lord, and I desperately need Your help. It is then that I need to say—or try to say, “Jesus, I trust in you” sometimes over and over and over again. And in your mercy Lord, I know You understand my sometimes wavering and fearful heart. Life is often not easy, but I know in Your mercy, Your goodness, and Your love, You follow me. For it is written, “. . .Your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life”—Psalm 23:6 Again it is written “. . .For gracious and merciful is He, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment.”—Joel 2:13. My beloved Jesus, whether I am on fire in Your love, lukewarm in my following, or doubting Your very existence, enfold me in Your most compassionate, most merciful heart. I love you!
And . . . my beloved Jesus, help me to be merciful to others as You are to me!
