A request for mercy from the Merciful One who has ample, abundant mercy:
I intreated thy favour with my whole heart:
be merciful unto me according to thy word.The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy:
teach me thy statutes.(Psalm 119:58,64)
I take the closing of verse 64 like this:
teach me Your truths and ways…
and so shall I be very merciful also.”
So, yes. I need mercy — lots of it all the time — for me personally. Continue reading