Murder in the 1st Degree

God is so sweet and gentle in His lessons to me,
What kind of grace is this?
I sin and He jests with me in response,
And shows me by His character
To be ashamed of my own.

Over the weekend I had thoughts that were less than loving towards another human being,
Despite my efforts to figure out what Jesus would do.

I know what he would do,
He would forgive.
However, I am less perfect than he.

So first thing Monday morning God brought me 3 clients in a row to counsel-
They happened to be 3 murderers.

They were the sweetest men,
Yet they had each committed some variation of a murder related crime;
The first was convicted of conspiracy to murder,
The second of possession with intent to do harm,
And the third of accidental manslaughter...

Ok God. I hear you. You put me among murderers for having less than loving thoughts towards your creation. You make your points clearly. You make me laugh. And you make me sorry.

So I continue to pray:
Make me the Most Merciful of the merciful,
Like You.