Hosea 6: 1-6; Psalm 5: 3-21; Luke 18: 9-14

standing
in the margins
knowing our sin
we ask
for mercy
and a
God of love
sees me
and my soul
once hardened
and dry
is refreshed
with rain
its darkness
flooded
with light
we live
in the grace
of compassion

How do you experience mercy?