(Part 1 of Series: How God Shows Up in Hard Places)

As I see more and more brokenness in myself, my family, and all around me- and all the shame that accompanies it- I am more and more aware of the need for mercy. Is there a spirit of mercy?  Are there heavenly beings that are charged with the specific task to spread mercy on this fallen planet?  What would it be like to be God’s messenger-warrior and carry mercy to a broken soul?  What does that say about God- that he might assign this task to His heavenly servants- to be carriers of mercy?  

”How must He look at us and think, “I will use this weak vessel, because as she surrenders, My power and mercy in her life will shine…”

And what does that say about how much our Lord trusts us?  That he would have us as agents of His mercy (a central personality trait of our Father) here - where the desperate need for mercy is everywhere?  How must He look at us and think, “I will use this weak vessel, because as she surrenders, My power and mercy in her life will shine.”

Can mercy even be contained in a vessel?  Or does its elemental value demand that it spill out onto the tables in the lives of those we touch…onto the floor, never stopping- the gravity of grace pulling this mercy from one needy heart to another?

LORD, make me a carrier, an open vessel of your mercy.  Equip this weak vessel to spill out mercy to not only the hurting, but also those who have hurt me.  Amen.

“God is all mercy and grace - not quick to anger, is rich in love.” Psalm 145:8 MSG