What is Mercy?

From my spiritual reading of Mother Teresa today:

"Mercy is more than a feeling of pity or compassion; mercy has to be expressed. It needs constant emphasis that mercy is love expressed under the aspect of need. Mercy is love going out to meet the need of the person loved. Mercy is prayer to the Father of all mercies on behalf of all who suffer."

~from Blessed are You: Mother Teresa and the Beatitudes

Meditation for the Day

Today is the feast of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska -- the messenger of Divine Mercy. If you've never read her diary, I would highly encourage you to!

“My Jesus, penetrate me through and through
so that I might be able to reflect You

in my whole life.”

“O Jesus, I want to live in the present moment,

to live as if this were the last day of my life…
I want to look upon everything from the point of view
that nothing happens without the will of God.”

– From Divine Mercy in My Soul:

The Diary of St. Faustina Kowalksa