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Have Mercy


Have Mercy

“Have mercy on me, O God,
According to thy steadfast love,
According to thy abundant mercy,
Blot out my transgressions.”  (Ps 51:1)
Deep within
I still believe in the
Angry god
Ever ready to pounce
At the slightest provocation
To devour me.  
(Or am I the one who pounces)?
Nonetheless, this god is indifferent to my cries,
The Prime Mover
Who has turned away from creation,
Leaving me bereft.
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Whence cometh my help?
From a transfigured Beloved
Who is the keeper
Of my going out and my coming in,
Forevermore (Ps 121).

This Mystic Musing
Comes to You From Catherine

About Catherine Coates

Catherine Coates is the author of the books, Longing for Intimacy: Glimmers of Hope, and Like as a Hart: Poems to Quench Longing. She has also published a set of inspirational cards, Musings on Grace.

Her next book will be considerations of Jewish/Christian theological tenets which arose in her after spending time in a Christian cult.

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