You are Merciful God.

 You Are a Merciful God

A Reflection on Exodus 34:6, Psalm 86:15, and Micah 7:18-19

You are a merciful God—not a judge who waits to strike,

But a Father whose compassion rises like the morning light.

You do not treat me as my sins deserve, nor repay me for my wrongs.

Your mercy is the constant rhythm to which my heart belongs.

The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. (Exodus 34:6)

Mercy—not giving me what I deserve,

But withholding the wrath that my rebellion sought to serve.

It is the second chance, the fresh start, the healing balm,

The quiet whisper, “You are forgiven; be calm.”

You are merciful when I stumble, when I fall and lose my way.

You do not crush the broken reed or snuff the smoldering wick, I pray.

You bind my wounds, You lift my head, You call me still Your own.

Your mercy is the place where grace and justice have been sewn.

But You, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. (Psalm 86:15)

You are merciful in the waiting, when I cry out and no answer seems near.

You are shaping something deeper, casting out my fear.

Your mercy is not passive; it is active, strong, and true.

It reaches to the heavens, and it reaches to me, too.

Who is a God like You, who pardons sin and forgives transgression?

You do not stay angry forever, but delight in showing compassion.

You tread our sins underfoot and hurl them to the depths of the sea.

You are a merciful God—and that mercy has set me free.

Who is a God like You, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? You will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea. (Micah 7:18-19)

So I will sing of Your mercy all the days of my life.

It is new every morning, it cuts through the strife.

You are a merciful God—my refuge, my song,

The place where the guilty and broken belong.

Amen.