God, have mercy on me, a sinner!

Luke 18:13

"But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.' "


路 加 福 音 18:13

"那 稅 吏 遠 遠 的 站 著 、 連 舉 目 望 天 也 不 敢 、 只 捶 著 胸 說 : ' 神 阿 、 開 恩 可 憐 我 這 個 罪 人!' "


The passage is comparing a Pharisee and a tax collector. The Pharisee exalts himself about all the righteous things he did unlike robbers, evildoers and adulterers. In contrast, the tax collector humbled himself and not even dared looking at heaven. He asked God for mercy because he is a sinner.

What is there to exalt about ourselves? Christ has already humbled himself and we know that he was exalted to the right hand of God. Ask God for mercy as we are all sinners.