O
give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures
forever. –1
Chronicles 16:34 (NRSV)
“God,
be merciful to me, a sinner!” Luke
18:13
The
Kyrie has been part of the gathering rite in most Christian circles for
centuries. It expresses, along
with the tax collector of Jesus’ parable in Luke 18:9-14, a recognition of our
need for God’s mercy in light of our failures to be the kind of people that
properly and fully bear the image of God.
As we gather each week for worship, we acknowledge our need for the
grace and mercy of God.
How
have you received mercy...from God...from others?
Talk to
God about mercy...your need of it...your offering of it to others.
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