Mercy

Last week I was able to spend a few minutes at The Mercy Center in Burlingame, so of course I had to pay a visit to the bookstore.  There I found a prayer card with the words below. They are a merciful reminder that incarnation is ongoing, and we are part of it.  How we treat one another, ourselves, and creation is how we treat God. This is what I call being part of the living body of Christ today. You may have other ways of describing that which really is beyond words, and that is just fine.  Our goal is not to cling to definitions for they will always be imperfect. Our journey and purpose is love.  Blessed be.    

   

Mercy Awakened  

 

When Mercy gave her hands to serve, 

She found the hands of God. 

When Mercy spread her cloak to warm, 

She found the fire of God. 

When Mercy welcomed the poor, 

She found a homeless God. 

When Mercy offered food and drink, 

She found a hungry God. 

When Mercy entered prison cells, 

She found a lonely God. 

When Mercy offered healing hands, 

She found the touch of God. 

When Mercy heard her call to serve, 

She found a humble God. 

When Mercy breathed her quiet prayer, 

She knew the breath of God.      

   

Rosaleen O'Sullivan, RSM       

     

Love is the source and goal, faith is the slow process of getting there, and hope is the willingness to move forward without resolution and closure. 
Richard Rohr, OFM