trust that he will mercifully respond when we humbly and helplessly cry out, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” Owning desperation Those who cry out in desperation have more hope of moving God’s heart than any who would trophy their own righteousness before him. Those who face the hopelessness of their spiritual condition apart from God’s mercy are nearer to experiencing his grace than those who pride themselves on their goodness. Not beyond God’s mercy is the homosexual dying of AIDS, who in a broken