Unfathomable mercy

Yesterday was Divine Mercy Sunday. It’s a very special day where we recognize even more the unfathomable mercy of God towards us. God’s love for us is beyond measurement. Beyond our ability to understand. That even at our worst, He loves us (listen to the song “Even at my Worst” by Blanca).

As I attended mass yesterday, I honestly felt some hurt in my heart from other people acting unkind. It’s tempting to have negative feelings or thoughts creep in. But God reminded me that even at my worst, He loved me. That everyone is on their own journey; and we are called to pray for them.

Most of us (including myself) have a spiritual heart condition. Our hearts need a spiritual surgeon. And I am so grateful that Jesus is the best doctor.

I work at a hospital a few shifts per month now and most recently got to help support two different individuals experiencing significant mental health crises. The medical team is phenomenal and it’s been such a humbling experience to see medical professionals working together to help people in crisis like this. My role is to help oversee their safety and help care for them as needed. In moments of crisis, especially when a person may not have a family member present- it’s amazing how much it matters to have someone that cares about them. Whether the patient just wants to make small talk and tell you about their love of the show “Stranger Things”- or whether the patient is actively hallucinating and you are just there to be kind and gentle until they feel like “themselves” again— these are the moments that remind me most of how much God loves us. A decade ago, I had a hospital staff that was extremely kind to me and I still remember the way it made me feel in that difficult moment.

Nurses are truly “angels on earth” and I’ll never forget how the nurse last weekend had tears in her eyes as we ended our 12 hour shift trying our best to help support a young person in a significant crisis. She was truly amazing.

And while this compassion is highly admirable and inspiring, it still doesn’t compare to God’s unfathomable love towards us…

“And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬-‭19‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Reflecting on God’s greatness and the incredible depth of His mercy this week…

and also, after leaving mass yesterday, God was so kind to fill my heart with love and mind with peace. God truly cares about us and all that we are going through.

Jesus, I trust in you.

❤️💙