"Misericordia - Mercy" and Johanna's Birthday Party

Last Saturday, November 6, 2010 c2C meeting was held in our new friends and c2c members, Kelvin and Johanna Peña house. We were delighted to have been invited to their lovely home to not only have our regular meeting but to celebrate a very special occasion, Johanna’s birthday! We had a wonderful time full of laughter and joy.

First we started off with a powerful prayer and then followed by the word of God.

The topic: Mercy in spanish: MISERICORDIA
A good way to understand the meaning of mercy is to see how it relates to grace:
1. Mercy--not getting what you do deserve / withheld punishment
2. Grace--getting what you don't deserve / unmerited favor

I found this example:
• Mercy is like a judge finding you guilty, but then withholding any punishment. Grace is getting something you could never have imagined. An inexplicable gift. It's like the same judge awarding you $10,000,000.00, after finding you guilty!
• In this sense, mercy can be thought of as the opposite of grace, or perhaps more correctly--the inverse. The words are normally used in Scripture as defined, though occasionally the distinctions are blurred. In Greek as in English, mercy can also mean pity or compassion.

Many Bible verses were giving to explain the importance of Mercy. God had so much mercy over us that He gave his only begotten son for our salvation (The gift of salvation was given because of His grace). We can never get tired of remembering the one who died for us – JESUS CHRIST! Because of God’s mercy, we are here if not, we would be condemned to hell for eternity.

So don’t forget that no matter what you are going through. God’s mercy is over you and it’s looking after you. That means, that if you think that what you are going through right now is bad, than without His mercy it would be worse!

We encourage you to lift up your eyes to the King of Kings and just as He has shown mercy over us, let us have mercy over those who have less than us. Let’s have compassion and love for one another just like Jesus did. We are carriers of the truth and we should aim to bring all those to the feet of Jesus. He is the answer!

Psalm 136
1 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
7 To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
9 The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
11 And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever:
12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
13 To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:
14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:
15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.
16 To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.
17 To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
18 And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
19 Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:
20 And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:
21 And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:
22 Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.
23 Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:
24 And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.
25 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.
26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy!

For the record: This guys know how to have a good time! Broken glasses, broken instruments, you name it, we broke it! Especially Rafael!

Thank you again for a wonderful time and once again Happy Birthday Johanna!

GO DOMINICANS!