Lord have mercy

I  sit here in my chair content and happy. I am watching NCIS and that always makes me happy.

For some reason the phrase "Law have mercy" keeps running through my mind. It's silly, it reminds me of my oldest brother. I don't know why it reminds me if him but it does. I think the phrase is running through my head because I am so grateful for the Lord's mercy. I have a wonderful life. There have been ups and down but I have it made; my husband loves me, I have a job that I love and never once in four years did I not want to go. I live in a house that is sloooowly being redone. I have a son, well kinda and he IS Chinese. I am  thinking what did I ever do to deserve this? Nothing. I did nothing. It is part of the Lord's mercy.

Those are my favorite thing about the Lord; mercy. I just looked up
mercy on dictionary.com and this is the definition- compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence. Compassion toward an offender. WOW!!! How many times have I shown mercy when someone wronged me? Uhhh not often and if I do it's only be once. How many times have I offended God? How many times did I offend Him just today yet he always compassionate and forgiving. I am sure I have mentioned this before but I carry offenses around like they are written in a little black book. "There's Joe. No I don't talk to Joe because when we were in sixth grade he said I have a pug nose." I guess it is time to throw away my little black book. If I am to be more like Christ I need to show some mercy. (NO mercy for not allowing me to watch NCIS!!!)
  
 For me the cross shows the supreme example of and mercy. God took pity on us because of our sinful condition and sent his Son to die for us. 

The hymn "At the Cross" notice the words of the first verse


At the Cross

~ Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
~ Chorus by Ralph E. Hudson, 1843-1901




Stanza 1:
Alas! and did my Savior bleed?
And did my Sov'reign die?
Would He devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I?


Chorus :
At the cross, at the cross,
Where I first saw the light,
And the burden of my heart rolled away -
It was there by faith I received my sight,
And now I am happy all the day.


Stanza 2:
Was it for crimes that I have done
He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!


(Chorus)


Stanza 3:
Well might the sun in darkness hide
And shut its glories in,
When Christ, the mighty Maker, died
For man the creature's sin.


(Chorus)


Stanza 4:
Thus might I hide my blushing face
While His dear cross appears;
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt mine eyes to tears.


(Chorus)


Stanza 5:
But drops of grief can ne'er repay
The debt of love I owe:
Here, Lord, I give myself away -
'Tis all that I can do!