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Katy McKenna Raymond
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Jesus, Mercy…
This morning I heard a siren out on the main road. We don't live within city limits, so sirens are few and far between.It must have startled me back to my childhood in the city, when sirens were much more of a rarity there than they are now. I found myself instinctively reacting like a little girl.
Back in 1959, when I started school, Catholic children learned that when a siren rang out, we should pray the words, "Jesus, mercy." And not only that: We were trained to bow our heads each time we uttered the name of Jesus.
So I prayed for the situation out on the main road, for the person in trouble or in pain. Just those two words, really. "Jesus, mercy." But I bowed my head when I spoke His name out loud.
And then I wondered: How often do I truly bow my head--or my heart--to the beautiful name of Jesus? How often do I simply cast myself upon His tender mercies which--the Scripture assures me--are new every morning?
I felt like a little girl again when I bowed at the name of Jesus. I saw myself wearing my blue sashed party dress with the crinoline petticoat, curtsying before the King.
Posted by Katy on 07/22/05 at 08:28 AM
Fallible Comments...
- This may be my favorite post of yours ever, Katy.
-----Posted by Amber on 07/24/05 at 02:27 PM - Amber--Then consider it written just for you...
Posted by Katy on 07/24/05 at 04:13 PM
- So sweet! I will treasure it. :)
Posted by Amber on 07/25/05 at 05:35 PM
- i liked this one, too, katy..
Posted by lisa on 07/27/05 at 04:38 PM
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