His Mercy Is Over All His Works

My latest contribution to the Heart of Mary Women’s Fellowship contemplates Psalms 145: 9 and Matthew 11: 28 

An excerpt:

Compassion and mercy are often affiliated with each other because it takes an understanding of suffering and a desire to alleviate one’s suffering in order to be merciful. It’s not always easy, obviously. More often than not, we get angry and make snap judgments. Sometimes, compassion and mercy are the furthest thing from our minds. But the key here is sympathy, having the ability to understand another person. Once we put ourselves into someone else’s shoes, having compassion and mercy for them becomes a bit easier.

I also talk a little about my relationship history and how God taught me to forgive others through His great mercy.

Read the rest here!