Saturday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
In Psalm 136 today, we hear: “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever.” Freed us from our foes? His mercy endures forever. Split the Red Sea? His mercy endures forever. Led Israel through its midst? His mercy endures forever.
Thinking about my own modern-day mercy story, it reads something like this:
Give thanks to the Lord, for God is good. God’s mercy endures forever.
Who created a life partner to help me build the kingdom, God’s mercy endures forever.
Who used this holy body to co-create two beautiful, healthy children, God’s mercy endures forever.
With a mighty hand, who delivered us from health challenges and scares, guiding us through a pandemic and toddlerhood, God’s mercy endures forever.
Who shows me how to love the immigrant, the sinner, the zealous and righteous evangelical, and the struggling single parent, God’s mercy endures forever.
Who shows me how wide and welcoming the Church must be, God’s mercy endures forever.
Who provides shelter in the midst of uncertainty, God’s mercy endures forever.
Whose patience and unchanging-ness renew me each day, God’s mercy endures forever.
Mercy likely looks different for each of us in different seasons, but it’s there just the same. What’s your modern-day mercy story?
—Meghann Naveau