Inspirations of Divine Mercy

Bring me peace, Lord, when the world is in chaos. Show me mercy, Lord, when I kneel before you. Offer me forgiveness, Lord, when my soul is repentant. Rend your heart      and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God,      for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love,      and he relents from sending calamity. Joel 2:13

Despite the tarnishing on my soul, Your mercy, Oh Lord, seeks to save me. Praise the Lord , my soul;      all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Psalm 103:1

Lead me, Your hand of mercy resting on my shoulder. Shepherd me from my wretchedness. Purify me in Your love.   Go and learn what this text means:  ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’  I have come to call not the righteous but sinners. Matthew 9:13

Sacred blood dripping on the hard clay. He does not cry out for mercy, yet He is mercy. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!  By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3

He is love, He is mercy, He pours out grace on those willing to receive and He offers mercy to those who ask. Know, then, that the Lord, your God, is God:  the faithful God  who keeps covenant mercy to the thousandth generation toward those who love him and keep his commandments. Deuteronomy 7:9

Trust in the generous owner of the vineyard, for in His mercy He invites even the lowly to the harvest. “The owner replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly . Did you not agree with me to work for a denarius?     Take your pay and leave. I have chosen to pay the latecomers the same as I pay you.   Am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’   Thus, the last will be first and the first will be last.” Matthew 20:13-16

We are beggars before you, Lord, on our knees, humbly pleading for your mercy. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Psalm 51:1

Lord, have mercy on those whose cross has become too heavy. As they went out, they encountered a man from Cyrene,   named Simon,  and they forced him to carry the cross. Matthew 27:32

Mercy, an endless stream of compassion, a river flowing from a mountain's summit, purifying those who step into the current. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;      his mercies never come to an end;   they are new every morning;      great is your faithfulness.   “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,      “therefore I will hope in him.” Lamentations 3:22-24

A yearning, a yearning for home, a yearning to be embraced by his mercy. How lovely is your dwelling place,      Lord Almighty!   My soul yearns, even faints,      for the courts of the Lord ; my heart and my flesh cry out      for the living God.   Even the sparrow has found a home,      and the swallow a nest for herself,      where she may have her young— a place near your altar,      Lord Almighty, my King and my God.   Blessed are those who dwell in your house;      they are ever praising you. Psalm 84:1-4

We have pierced him with a spear. We have swung the hammer and drove the nails through his flesh and bone. Every one of us has mocked. Few have begged for his mercy. But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead,  they did not break his legs. Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear,  bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. John 19:33-34

We are the exiles, in a land not our home. Drawn to your mercy. A light of holiness shining through the darkness. "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord , “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. Jeremiah 29:11-12

Where you are there is mercy. Where you are there is grace. Where you are there is forgiveness. But where you are not... Stations of the Cross - Shrine of Divine Mercy, Stockbridge Ma ~ Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). There they crucified him, — and with him two others— one on each side and Jesus in the middle. John 19:17-18