March 17, 2021

March 17, 2021

…keep yourselves in the love of God; look forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. – Jude 1:21

God’s mercy meets us every day, and so today, on this St. Patrick’s day, I’m reminded of the prayer that reminds us to think on Christ in all things, to remember the mercy that awaits us, and to live as those to whom mercy has been shown, giving God honor and glory for the life we now enjoy, and later will inherit in eternity. So, allow me to share this portion of a prayer found on the breastplate of the venerated saint, and may we seek the goodness of God in Christ, always and forever:

Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the Oneness
of the Creator of creation.

Grace & Peace,
Sam