A Simple Plea for Mercy

You do not have to work hard to convince me how good you are. Nor do you need to arrive with a list of ways you have done better than someone else. I welcome your honest voice calling out to me.

I heard the tax collector who stood at a distance and asked for mercy. When you recognize a wrong you have done, you can speak to me as your Father instead of hiding from me. You may depend on my mercy.

Humility does not make you worthless. It means you do not have to dress yourself up to be loved. Tonight, set down the arguments you have been holding onto through comparison, and rest here beside me.