Marvelous Mercy

So...I just need to vent and since this is my blog, I think I will. More and more, every single day, I find myself amazed and utterly sickened at the sinfulness and depravity of mankind! Seems like every where I turn, whether it's the newspaper, tv or computer, the horrifying stories of sin are there. Stories of women and children being forced into sexual slavery, parents abusing and sometimes killing their precious babies, and even local headlines of teachers violating and preying upon their students. Oh my goodness, I could go on and on and on! It's absolutely mind-blowing! Please don't get me wrong, I am not without sin. I am in need of God's mercy just as much as anyone else, but I find it so hard to understand how people can do these things. I find it even harder to understand how God can still have mercy on us. His heart is love. He commands us to love one another. These acts of wickedness are the farthest thing from that. How it must break His heart! How sickened He must be! I find that all I can do is cry out to Him "God have mercy on us all!"