Living in the Mercy of God...

This being the last day of June, I pause to reflect on the heart of God, and remember with awe how many times He has especially blessed and preserved us. There is something about His Mercy that always manages to hit the bull's eye (if you will)of our hearts right when we thought we could keep it at arm's length. To adore Christ's wounded heart is to see something of our own, but therein lies the mystery...for it also holds the cure. The spear of Longinus goes to show the incredible beauty of the Love that kept on giving, even after death; and unlocked the wonderful secret that lay within the Word Made Flesh. As the Great Song says, "Love is sterner than death" - how I wish my clouded eyes could see the Father's Hand at work at all times, especially during great sadness. What a wonder it is that we often close ourselves off to His Grace in the moments we need it most. I imagine that, in heaven, we'll be able to observe the other side of the tapestry and recognize in the darker threads that "vast flood of mercy, flung on resistance."
Jesus, we trust in You.

(Quote from Levertov's "Stream & Sapphire")