"Mercy worketh: keeping, suffering, quickening, and healing; and all is tenderness of love."
Julian of Norwich (ch. 48)
God's mercy or compassion works in our lives no matter what. We cannot fall too far and cause it to stop working in us. No matter how low we go or how big a mess we make, His mercy still works in our lives, His compassion still works in us.
Mercy keeps us. God's compassion holds on to us through all our trials, sufferings and failures. It keeps us safe and sound in Christ always.
Mercy suffers with us. God in compassion feels all the hurts we feel and suffers all the things we suffered. Christ took on the weight of all the sin and sorrow and pain of the whole world on the cross. He bore it away so we don't have to bear it.
Mercy quickens. It is God's compassion that raises us up from the dead and dark places our minds get trapped in, the death and darkness our bodies are susceptible to. God in compassion brings life to the dead, raising us up with Christ to new life, showing us there is always hope and always a happy ending.
Mercy heals. All the wounded places in us get comforted, soothed and healed by the love and compassion of God. He has entered into our sickened minds and healed them from the inside out, dispelling the darkness with His light. He is there. He cares. He hurts with us and heals us. He loves us and lightens us. Mercy works so beautifully in our lives, never ceasing, never failing!
"I've picked you. I haven't dropped you. Don't panic. I'm with you. I'll give you strength. I'll help you. I'll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you....I, your God, have a firm grip on you and I'm not letting go."
Isaiah 41:10, 13 (MSG)
A Prayer: Your mercy never fails me.