Living by the law that gives freedom

Speak and act as those who are to be judged by the law of freedom. For judgment is without mercy to the one who has not shown mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. (James 2:12-13)

Lord, you have called me to live by the law that sets people free: the law of love and mercy.

Let me be a person that shows love and mercy to others, and in so doing, setting them free.

Free from feelings of inferiority, of being somehow less valuable than others. (1-4, 6)

But even more importantly, free from their bondage to sin, and fear of your judgment. (Romans 6:5-7; 1 John 4:17-18)

And as I show your love and mercy to those around me, may they all come to know the glorious freedom of the children of God. (Romans 8:21)

I can claim to have all the faith in the world. But without love, love that shows itself through my words and actions, that “faith” is nothing. I am nothing. (14-26, 1 Corinthians 13:2)

So today, Lord, and every day, let my life be marked by the love and mercy you have shown me.

In Jesus’ name, amen.