God of the Living

When we value a person no longer alive more than the people in front of us, we miss the powerful mercy of Christ available now. This goes for historical figures as well as personal ones. If we revere the memory of someone but do not allow their faults to exist, we idolize them instead of honoring them.

God’s mercy is living and active. It is concerned with those who need it now. His compassion is powerful enough to cover both the dead and the living, but we shouldn’t get caught up in defending or arguing a case for those who have passed when someone right in front of us is asking us to understand their struggle. Let’s not put off extending God’s mercy to anyone.

Jesus, you are alive, and your power reaches everyone, everywhere. Keep me from getting caught up in issues that separate thought from action and dehumanize those asking for justice and mercy. You never withhold it; may I do as you do.