What a week! Pray for Mercy

What a week! 
   This year has been an amazing year for disasters and this week was no exception. The tornados, floods, and storms have really made a mess of the south. Througout all of this we suffer our own personal problems that seem so significant as they happen but are so small compared to the loss of property and life in these disasters. The faith of God's people shines in these disasters as a beacon of hope for all of us. It always makes me wonder how I would respond under that stress.
    One thing that I have seen in all of this, is that the mercy of God is always there for us. No matter how large or how small the issue, there is mercy for us in Jesus. I can not help but be thankful for His mercy all the time. Since last year all I have heard is pray for mercy. Pray for mercy on our families, our parish, our diocese, Holy Mother Church. Pray for mercy for the Pope, all Bishops, all priests, all religous, all baptized, all the faithful, for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.
     Pray for mercy for our nation, our government (Federal, State, and Local) executive, judicial, and legislative branches. Pray for mercy on Isreal and Jerusalem, pray for mercy upon the sick, the dying, and those who mourn. Pray for mercy upon the thirsty, the hungry, the naked, those who are homeless, the persecuted, and those in prison. Pray for mercy upon widows and orphans, the poor and the oppressed, the souls of all sinners, the blind, the deaf, the mute, those whohave lost limbs, and those who are parylized. Pray for mercy upon all who suffer from disaster and all who suffer from war.
Pray for mercy upon everyone and for everyone everywhere.
    Especially pray for mercy upon those who you have issues with, those who you can not get along with, and those who are seemingly unlovable. Jesus died for each of us. He died to make things right and our part in this includes praying for the needs of all and for the salvation of all. Pray the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Stations of the crosss, and any Litanys that you feel lead to pray.
    Spend this week contemplating the Mercy of God and praying for mercy on all and for all. God bless, Todd