Lord Have Mercy

Why do Christians say this mini prayer so often? A quick look at the wealth of meaning behind a few simple words.
LINKS:
A short and excellent video about "Lord Have Mercy" from ‪@fr.ajarmus‬ :    • Why "Lord have mercy"  
A great mini breakdown of 'Lord Have Mercy' by Frederica Mathewes-Green:    • Why Do Orthodox Christians Repeat 'Lo...  
An article on interpreting the prayer 'Lord have mercy' from the Philokalia, a 14th century repository of Orthodox thought: http://orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/interp...
Mini article on "Lord have mercy": https://www.goarch.org/-/kyrie-eleiso...
An Orthodox chant of "Lord Have Mercy" in English and in Greek (showing just how MUCH we use this one simple prayer!):    • Lord Have Mercy  

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