Overwhelmed by Mercy

as You reach out,

reveal the Door.

Lord, You never stop reaching for us

You never stop longing for us.

Looking back,

I recall the Great Jubilee.

I walked through those doors in Rome

but my heart wasn't there for You.

Then, much more a tourist than a pilgrim.

This time, I awaited eagerly

on our own campus

for the Door of Mercy to open here

grateful for the wonders You've worked in my heart

and those of many others

in the intervening years.

You call us still, You love us still.

Nothing we earned. Total Gift. Pouring from Your side.

After the Mass

we awaited to process out

to the chapel with the Door of Mercy.

As one row after another emptied

my heart realized with awe and joy

that this is what could be happening

in purgatory this year...

purgatory emptying

souls who long for You

finally arriving home

the fruit of Your blood, Your love

and the graces for which You ask us to beg.

Lord, I'm overwhelmed by Mercy.

- Sister M. Lucy, FSGM

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