Easter Friday, April 6, 2018: Today, in Mercy, we see the post-Resurrection disciples exercising power in the name of Jesus. The crowds are stunned at their preaching and their miracles. That same power is offered to us in our Baptism. When we open ourselves to the Holy Spirit, we see all life as a miracle. We “preach” by our love, service, honesty, kindness, justice and mercy that we have been redeemed in that Holy Name.
Easter Thursday, April 5, 2018: Today, in Mercy, we rejoice with the psalmist in the gift of another day. What a blessing it is to be alive! This psalm could serve as a perfect morning and/or evening prayer. What are the first and last words that cross my heart each day? Thank you, God, for my life. May I live it to your glory.
We exist in the infinite embrace of God’s mercy. In mercy, we all were created. In mercy, we all live. In mercy, we all have the hope of eternal life.
The lavish mercy of God pours over us in every sunrise and sunset, in every noon and midnight. With every breath, we draw on mercy. With every thought, we capture its spirit and turn it to our hope. The gift of such divine power in us calls us to lavish mercy with our own lives, to be agents of mercy in all things.
This journal is offered as an act of thanksgiving and celebration for that lavish mercy. It is a gathering of reflections and prayers which sift through our ordinary experience to seek the breath-giving grace of God awaiting us there.
My name is Renee Yann. I am a Sister of Mercy. I love to chase God through the bright blessing of words. I love to discover words in the dark blessing of silence. It is a joy to share with you the humble fruit of those mutual blessings.
Lavish Mercy 