God has Been so Good to Us

A quote from Mother Austin Carroll, one of our biographers:

God has been so good to us;
we must do something extra to prove our gratitude

Mother Austin Carroll was a pioneer Mercy woman in the South in the late 1800's. She started several schools for both people of color and whites. She knew hardships like many of us have never experienced. She also was the person who held all of the letters from Frances Warde, our American founder. Unfortunately, they were burned after she died. What a loss!

Her words of wisdom come at a wonderful time to use them for reflection because this is holy Week. God's greatest gift was to love us and and bless us with salvation through the death of Jesus. What a gift! And there is no way we can ever repay God for that sacrifice. Our only feeble attempt would be to prove our gratitude by how we live our lives.

How can we repay this wondrous gift? It's something each of us needs to ponder as we walk this Holy Week. What can y0u resolved to do or be?

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