Channels of Mercy

God is mercy itself! Maureen McHeffey takes us on an artful and delightful journey with a passage from Sacred Scripture on one end and a quote from St. Faustina's Diary on the other. Each poem is situated in between as a beautiful lyric that carries us progressively deeper into the well of God's mercy. Read on. You will be richly rewarded!--Monsignor Joseph ChapelAdjunct Professor of Moral Theology, Seton Hall UniversityDrawing on Scripture and the Diary of St. Faustina, these inspiring poems lead us on a quiet path where we may be drawn into grateful prayer, as we meditate on God's merciful and lavish love for us.--Dianne M. Traflet, JD, STDAssociate Dean, Immaculate Conception Seminary School of TheologyAuthor, St. Edith Stein: A Spiritual PortraitLike swine over a cliffsideTowards their own death they runIn a stampede to their mortalityIn this rat race of mankindTowards prideTowards pleasureTowards never enoughAs the devil stands byAnd delights in his works.And the Lord looks onAnd He calls them and calls themBut so few turn their headsSo very few leave the herd.But those who do find peaceThey find healing and comfortThe weary find restUnder His watchful Eye--an excerpt taken from 'The Herd'Channels of Mercy: Divine Mercy in Poetry is the author's debut collection of poetry written about God's gift of Divine Mercy, the many ways in which He desires to give us His mercy, and the opposition we face to receive His mercy. Each poem is paired with scripture and quotes from the Diary of St. Faustina so as to provide an illustrative glimpse into the mystery of Divine Mercy. A portion of all proceeds from the sale of this book will be given to Catholic-based charities.