God is All-merciful

A quote from Mary Cecilia Maher a contemporary of Catherine McAuley:


It is well for us that God is all-merciful.

In this month in the reflection booklet I use to jump-start my morning time of prayer the theme is reconciliation. The stories are poignant with emotion, with conversion and with forgiveness. Yes, it is well that God is all-merciful because them we, too can model God's forgiveness and mercy to others. God leads the way in how to do it. All we have to do is follow.

Doing so is not always easy. We have to give up some of our opinions, our ways of thinking and what we think is important. One way to do this is to say to yourself, "Would this matter 15 years from now?" If it does not, then let it go!

Sometimes we like to hoard things, saving for a rainy day. That may not be bad in some cases. But do we hoard our generosity, our love, our forgiveness, saving it for the future instead of using it now.

One woman I know had a conversion experience that resulted in her using her good linens for everyday, her silver for more than just the best occasions and used her wedding china more often. She felt liberated and free from hoarding things.

What might there be in your life that you need to reflect upon God being all-merciful and what could you do to stop hoarding forgiveness, generosity, kind words or love?

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