The hymn — There’s A Wideness In God’s Mercy — says, “But we make his love to narrow.” And we do. At least, I do. Time and time again, I find myself defaulting to finite mercy, limited love. Yet, when I stood on the deck of that ship and spied the wideness for the very…
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Mercy shows up.
My friend Pat often quips, “That’s a mercy.” Sometimes it’s funny. Sometimes it’s serious. And, sometimes it takes me a minute to figure out which mercy she actually means. Every time it’s refreshing. The mercies of the Lord show up in unexpected places, and Pat reminds me to look for them. Sure enough, mercy shows…
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Mary ran. Peter ran. John ran. To an empty tomb. To tell the others. He is risen, indeed! And,I wonder what do I know of Mercy?
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I’d been taking photo after photo. I’d marked up my bible. I’d ferreted out Facebook posts in a crazy obsession to learn more about mercy. On Palm Sunday, mercy popped up again on the screen during our praise and worship. I reached for my phone to snap a photo and make some cute post for…
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I couldn’t wait to see it. The wideness. I’d stood on the shore before and gazed out at the depths from protected bays and coves. Felt the cool waves rush over my toes on warm sandy beaches. I’d even been out on boats for tours to the Statue of Liberty and experienced bayside views of…
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Last year, I hunted for a writer’s conference to attend. Something that would speak to me in a brand new way. Something that would allow me to dig in and dig deep for nuggets of truth. Something that might kick me in the seat of the pants and compel me to stop staring at blank…
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Tonight Keck and I celebrated Epiphany. It’s our tradition to have breakfast for dinner and think about the past 12 Days of Christmas. The story of John the Baptist’s parents has intrigued me this year. I’ve read it and read it. Over and over – again this holiday season. Perhaps it is the wonder of the…
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Again. When I was a little girl I trusted my dad explicitly. When I was quite small he would set me up on the top of the refrigerator and let me jump off into his waiting arms. I loved it. Faithfully he’d catch me. I witnessed this recently in a small toddler who wasn’t quite…
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My husband and I watch the 1990s television show Sports Night over and over again. In one of the shows the lead characters Dan Rydell and Casey McCall are at an impasse, Dan thinks that Casey needs a plan of action. Casey says he has a plan — it’s Napoleon’s Battle Plan. “First we show up, then…
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