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the terrible mercy
GO WARN THE CHILDREN OF GOD OF THE TERRIBLE SPEED OF MERCY. - Flannery O’Connor
when you feel ugly in your bones
and like love’s just a thing
that other people have
be warned of the terrible speed
the wildfire storming down
sometimes it comes to you
like some disastrous event
a stroke or heart attack
but know that it’s the speed
of terrible mercy
a cruel but kind epiphany
that Christ is in your damage
and your hope
when you feel ugly in your bones
and like love’s just a thing
that other people have
be warned of the terrible speed
the wildfire storming down
sometimes it comes to you
like some disastrous event
a stroke or heart attack
but know that it’s the speed
of terrible mercy
a cruel but kind epiphany
that Christ is in your damage
and your hope
Published 31st Mar 2022
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31st Mar 2022 1:16am
mercy comes in unexpected forms
that we struggle to fill in :)
but seriously, I really like this poem
that we struggle to fill in :)
but seriously, I really like this poem
1st Apr 2022 10:30pm
