What is mercy?
I asked myself that question one day, and on another day it just made perfect sense to me.
Mercy is truth reveal. God is so patient with us. He is patient in how He guides our awareness into truth, and He is patient in our acceptance of truth (1/2/22 in His light). His patience is so patient, it is almost like His faith is in us (1/2/21 …that we will make sense of it all in time and at most be grateful for each step.)
(4/17/24 This talk came to me, and I am growing deeper in understanding of mercy https://youtu.be/SGS7Dz1Ez7o?si=Ew0OwHLVDRX-BKks)
(1/4/22 And when you reach the depths of that kind of gratitude, the waiting begins to become weightless. #waitless I just had this thought - could the feeling of waiting on God actually be Him truly waiting on us? He draws us nearer, but our steps nearer are our choice.)
That’s how I answered my own question. [1/11/22 Mercy is God’s truth. People have the power to convince and “buy” their time; God’s truth is an irrefutable truth and truth reveal of that nature takes order and time #Divine] 1/4/22 I am still in construction of my answer to myself.)
Someone dear told me after I rattled on and on one day, “As long as you don’t start answering your own questions, Emily.” #toolate I adored the reception he gave me because I knew at that moment he was really on to me. (1/2/21 I don’t think I have ever felt as known by a friend other than Matt than when I received that remark graciously. I secretly treasured that moment.)
When I wasn’t even thinking about mercy, a video title shuffled on YouTube, and I knew I had an original understanding because it reminded me of what I felt about mercy.
God is already ready already, His patience is patient.
I remember asking Matt while knowing I had a deep intuition of my own at first sight of him, “When did you know you wanted me as your wife?” In true form, Matt answered, “I don’t really know.” Needless to say, one way I know I am kind in my patience with the truth is the truth - Matt is my husband.
The same friend who recognized me as that familiar received me, too, by giving his impression of me to me: You are meant for me, aren’t you? There was an already ready alreadyness to his confidence in our journey as old friends, and I knew exactly how I accomplished that trust young.
It reminded me of the confidence my Godmother had in me when I told her I had chosen someone to befriend. She affirmed the confidence I had in myself: He is meant for you.
#thejourneyisreal Just as real as the truth already in it is.
[1/19/22 I once heard a mom’s prayer for her child: Lord, send all your best friends to her. I have also heard a Sister claim the Saints are her best friends. Saint Catherine of Alexandria is one of the Saints who is most familiar to me; I picked her for myself in my Confirmation. [1/22/22 Every time I claim to myself to remember it was Catherine of Alexandria I picked, I second guess myself. Or was it Catherine of Sienna? I know my grandma remembers. When it is the Saint’s Feast Day I had chosen, she will remind me. Still, I cannot remember. Both had a bold love for the Lord - so they’re as well as one in the same.]. I was introduced to Saint Faustina this week by an interesting quote. I don’t remember the quote. I just remember the wonder I had about her life after hearing it. I listened to a few excerpts from her diary. In it she wrote a secret to happiness: (1/25/22 Always being in) awareness of our own misery and God’s mercy. How did I understand what she wrote could be a secret to happiness? And.]
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