Just Ask: For Mercy

Oct 26, 2025 • Rev. Dr. John Kalz

In this week’s message from Luke 18:9–14, we confront a humbling truth: it’s easy to become the very thing we criticize. The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector holds up a mirror to our hearts, exposing how quickly comparison turns into self-righteousness. Yet, through Jesus’ words, we find a better way—one marked by humility, confession, and grace.

Join us as we move from prayers of comparison to prayers of compassion, learning to echo the simple, freeing cry: “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.” This is not a story about guilt but about the transforming mercy of God that leads to repentance and new life—just as we see in Zacchaeus’ encounter with Jesus.

✨ Watch now and rediscover the beauty of humility, the power of grace, and the freedom of trusting in God’s mercy rather than our own righteousness.

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