Leviticus 24: 1,3-17; Psalm 67:2-8; Matthew 14:1-12

a severed
head
served
for sins
contrived
and celebrated
leave us
with haunted
images
questioning
who we are
in our
human
waywardness
and all the more
confirming
our need
for the mercy
that follows
Him

How do we deal with the images of human cruelty?
Where do you find mercy?