Saturday, October 5, 2013

Mercy Upon Mercy



I was praying this evening, and was reminded of this fragment of a poem-prayer by Thomas Merton, which I thought I would share with you today.

“Have you had sight of Me, Jonas My child?
Mercy within mercy within mercy.
I have forgiven the universe without end because I have never known sin.”

Mercy is our special vow and the particular charism of our Order.  God created the universe, and it was and is good.  God’s mercy sees only that which God is, which is good.  Let us pour out mercy upon the world and walk humbly by the gift of His mercy into the Kingdom.   Amen.

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