KykNET Lent Guide 2023Sample

Week 4: Mercifulness

Day 3: Showing Mercy to Others

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Matt 5:7 NIV

It is better to give than to receive. To give mercy brings life – to us, and to others.

The river Jordan flows from the North of Israel to the South. It flows into the sea of Galilee, and then out to the Dead sea. At the sea of Galilee, there are many streams flowing out of it, but there are none flowing out of the Dead sea. Where there are streams in Galilee, there is life. At the Dead Sea, where there are no streams, there is death.

This is an image of mercy in our lives: The more streams of mercy that flow from us, the more we see and realise that Jesus’ life streams through us to others.

Exercise:

Think of a person with whom you have regular contact. How do you care for that person? How can you be merciful to him/ her today?

Repetition Prayer:

Lord, give me the grace to be merciful.