Christ Jesus, let your mercy come to [me], that [I] might live...

 Romans 7:18-25
 
Without God’s mercy, it is a quagmire out there. Resentments, relativism, disrespect of persons, scenarios of revenge - all of these major ‘sins’ of humanity pale compared to what St. Paul identifies: I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. For I do not the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. The mercy of Christ Jesus restores sight and hearing, life and love. It can also heal memories, rightly order the mind and lead our will to match God’s. Where do I need the mercy of God in my life today?  Christ Jesus, let your mercy come to me, that I might live. 
 
The Lord is the strength of his people, a saving refuge for the one he has anointed. (Psalm 28:8)
 
Let us do all things with the conviction that God dwells in us. 
 Saint Ignatius of Antioch
 
Soli gloriam dei .