Lord, have mercy upon me.

 Amen. This is a prayer that God loves to answer. To cry out, "Lord, show mercy upon me" is to position yourself to receive the very thing we all desperately need and that He delights to give. Mercy is not getting the punishment we deserve, and it is the foundation of all hope.

This cry echoes throughout Scripture, from the psalmists to the tax collector in Jesus' parable:

"Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions." - Psalm 51:1 (ESV)

"But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'" - Luke 18:13 (ESV)

A Prayer for Mercy

Heavenly Father,

I come before You now, not based on my own goodness or worthiness, but based on Your character of steadfast love and abundant mercy.

Lord, show mercy upon me.

· Show me mercy for my sins—the things I have done that I shouldn't have, and the good I should have done but didn't. Forgive me, cleanse me, and blot out my transgressions.

· Show me mercy in my weaknesses and failures. I am frail and limited. I need Your strength to be made perfect in my weakness.

· Show me mercy in my circumstances. I need Your intervention, Your provision, and Your healing touch.

· Show me mercy when I don't understand. Grant me Your peace that surpasses all understanding.

Thank you that Your mercy is new every morning. Thank you that because of Jesus Christ, I can boldly approach Your throne of grace to receive mercy in my time of need.

I receive Your mercy now. I bask in it. I am humbled by it.

In the merciful name of Jesus, Amen.

A Poem: "Show Mercy Upon Me"

"Show Mercy Upon Me"

I do not come because I'm strong, I do not come because I'm long On righteousness or deeds of light, I come because I need Your might.

I come because I know my state, I come before heaven's gate. And with a humble,broken plea, I ask,O Lord, have mercy on me.

Not for the justice I deserve, But for the grace I cannot serve. Not for the wrath my sin demands, But for the touch of nail-scarred hands.

Show mercy, Lord, and let it fall, Upon my life,upon my all. In failure,sin, in grief, in pain, Let Your sweet mercy fall like rain.

Wash over me and make me clean, Let Your great mercy now be seen. In this poor heart,so tired and worn, Let new compassion be reborn.

For in Your mercy, I am free, In Your mercy,I can see. That though I deserve the storm and wave, You came to seek,to love, to save.

Be encouraged. God's response to a humble cry for mercy is always yes in Christ Jesus. He is "the Father of mercies and God of all comfort" (2 Corinthians 1:3). Receive His mercy today and walk in the freedom and peace it brings.