Five Minute Friday - Mercy

Today is a great day to be a Friday!  It also happens to be one of my favorite days of the week.  This is the day when we join up with Lisa Jo over at at Her Place. 

We gather together to spend 5 collective minutes writing on a single prompt. 

                                                         The rules are easy:

1. Write for 5 minutes flat for pure unedited love of the written word.
2. Link back over at Lisa Jo's and invite others to join in.
3. Go leave some comment props for the five minute artist who linked up before you.

It’s a great way to catch your breath at the end of a long week.

START

His Mercy

by Patricia A. Pitterle

I struggle in this life I live, 

Day by day, and up and down,

My heart hurts when life is hard 

With sorrows all around

Sometimes I move forward 

Or take a few steps back

But each trial teaches me 

The lessons that I lack.

I fall upon my knees each night 

Before I go to bed,

And plead with Him that He might know 

I'm willing to be lead.

I need to feel His comfort  

I need to know His love.

To know He will just direct my path

From His Home above.

My life is full of mercy

Even when my heart feels grief,

He comforts with His spirit

And brings my soul relief.

He walks with me and holds me tight

And I am sheltered in His arms

His Mercy saves me from my sins

and protects me from lasting harm.

His tender mercies touch my heart 

And whisper to my soul

All is well, all is right, 

I know I am not alone.

Even when I do not understand 

Why life hurts me so,

His promise is that I am loved 

More than I could ever know.

STOP

Now it is your turn.  What can you write in just five minutes?