KykNET Lent Guide 2023Sample

Week 4: Mercifulness

Day 6: A Journey to Mercifulness

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Matt 5:7 NIV

We can go through our entire lives without experiencing God’s mercy. God will not force His mercy down our throats – we can miss it. We miss it when we believe in our own goodness. We don’t want to face our own sinfulness. We constantly want to confirm our own goodness. We feel that we don’t require mercy, and compare ourselves to others who are less good than we are so that we don’t look as bad.

It is God’s mercy that heals us, that frees us, that forgives us, and makes us whole again. It is a wonderful experience to experience God’s mercy! And this is not a one-time event – it is continual – we continually return to the Father, for his mercy is renewed each morning.

Martin Luther King once said that your life’s mission (your calling) should have length, depth, and height.

• Length – something you can get better at during your lifetime.
• Depth – by touching the lives of others.
• Height – by satisfying your soul’s longing for a better world.

This sort of life indicates a journey of growth with God – also in mercy.

Exercise:

Put a list together of the times in your life where you experienced God’s mercy. Thank Him for this.

Repetition Prayer:

Lord, give me the grace to be merciful.