day no. 16,196: we have had more than enough

Psalm 123:3-4

Have mercy upon us, O LORD,

have mercy upon us,

for we have had more than enough of contempt. 

Our soul has had more than enough

of the scorn of those who are at ease,

of the contempt of the proud.

We have had more than enough. We have had the contempt of the proud and the scorn of those who are at ease ad nauseam. But lest we request what we deserve and go down with them, we cry out for mercy. Mercy is not getting the bad that you deserve. Mercy is having earned discipline and not receiving it. Lord, we acknowledge our part in what has gone wrong and recognize that if everyone got what they deserved, we'd all get more than we bargained for. So God, we cry out for mercy. Please do not treat us any longer as our sins deserve. As repentant sinners, we pray you end open rebellion against You: either through the conversion of the corrupt or through the obliteration of their establishments. Have mercy, Lord. May Your mercy arrive sooner than we deserve and may it be more comprehensive and redemptive than any have even dared to desire. Have mercy, O Lord. Have it upon us. Have it soon. We have had more than enough, but may we have as much more as You command. But may that amount soon arrive at its end. Amen