Carried By Mercy

“It is because of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22–23.

Life usually doesn’t break us with a bang, it wears us down in quiet ways: the loss of a loved one, delayed answers, heavy disappointments, silent struggles…

We smile in public but feel like we’re barely holding on. And yet… we’re still here.

Why?

The answer is Mercy.

God’s mercy is not only a response to our sin, it is the daily force that sustains us. It is the unseen hand that steadies us when we trip. It is the quiet strength beneath our weariness. The reason we’ve made it through days we thought we couldn’t survive.

We often look for miracles in dramatic moments, but mercy is a miracle in motion, constant and faithful. It shows up in the breath we didn’t think we’d catch again, in the strength to rise after a fall, in the peace that shouldn’t make sense.

Mercy doesn’t always rescue us from the storm, but it carries us through it. Like a lifeline, it doesn’t let us go. When others gave up on us, and when we gave up on ourselves, mercy kept showing up. Not because we earned it, but because He is kind.

You may not feel strong today, but mercy is carrying you. You may not know what’s next, but mercy does. You don’t have to have it all figured out, just know that His compassions never fail, and they are new every single morning.

Father, thank You for mercy that doesn’t run out. When I’m weak, You carry me. When I’m lost, You find me. Let me live aware that I’m held by Your mercy, not my own strength. Amen.