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𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗬 | 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗢𝗟𝗠 | 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 “Mercy triumphs over judgment.” (James 2:13) During our Lenten Parish Mission, Facing Mercy, our parish family didn’t just hear about mercy… we were invited to face it. Over two powerful nights with Fr. Ryan Adorjan, we stepped into the deeper reality of our story—and God’s. ✨ Night 1 — Why We Need Mercy We went back to the beginning… to creation, the fall, and what went wrong. Sin isn’t just breaking a rule—it fractures relationship: with God, with others, and even within ourselves. And yet, even there… God is already searching. Not with condemnation—but with a question: “Where are you?” 🫀 Night 2 — Mercy Draws Near We were invited to see mercy not as an idea—but as an encounter. Mercy is God drawing near again— to our wounds, to our hiding, to the places we’d rather not look. And in that encounter, something shifts: Shame loosens. Distance closes. Identity is restored. We’re not just forgiven— we’re brought back into relationship. There was something unmistakable in the room those nights… a quiet realization that God isn’t waiting for us to get it together— He’s already moving toward us. If you missed our 2026 Parish Mission during Lent—or want to enter back in: Night 1: https://youtube.com/live/4CkovjZDmiY Night 2: https://youtube.com/live/ylgkNIMB74U And if you want to keep journeying with Fr. Ryan, you can follow his reflections here: 👉 Pilgrim’s Prologue on Substack Because when we face mercy… we don’t just see God differently— we begin to see our own story differently too.