Comments on: “Lord, Have Mercy”

By: Akathistos » Blog Archive » "Lord, Have Mercy" Continued

Akathistos » Blog Archive » "Lord, Have Mercy" Continued — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:41:10 +0000

[...] a passage in Let Us Attend by Fr. Lawrence Farley that explains what I was trying to say in the previous post on this topic. Though the English word for “mercy” has a rather juridical feel [...]

By: Mimi

Mimi — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:58:22 +0000

Lord have Mercy indeed, and Memory Eternal. What a sad thing to have happen.

I agree, it is comforting to be able to cross myself and say “Lord Have Mercy” when I pass an accident, or ambulance, or firetruck.

By: mamajuliana

mamajuliana — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:16:58 +0000

Thank you for posting this. Sometimes I find myself just ‘automatically’ responding “Lord Have Mercy” to the petitions during the services.
I also, like Deb have the (constant) struggle to change my limited understanding of the word mercy…

By: DebD

DebD — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:41:24 +0000

that was beautiful. I, too have struggled to change my understanding of “mercy” to an Orthodox one.

Lord have mercy on all the families involved in the accident.

By: Rebeca

Rebeca — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:59:26 +0000

Thanks for sharing this. I too try to pray when I hear sirens, but coming up with words for a situation I know nothing about it difficult. Lord have mercy really says it all, and I hadn’t thought of praying that! It’s hard to wrap my mind around the very different understanding of the word mercy in the Orthodox Church than what I’ve been used to. But it’s beautiful, and I appreciate reading what you’ve written about it. Lord have mercy on us all!