If you plan on joining us in person

***NOTE: In line with the Governor Greg Abbott's executive order requiring all Texans to wear a face covering in public spaces, the leadership of Mercy Hill Church is requiring all participants 10 years of age and older to wear a face covering while attending our worship service at the Hilton Garden Inn (this is a requirement of our hotel as well).

Please read through this page for our protocols so you know what to expect as we gather for worship at the Hilton Garden Inn. 

Here is a copy of our worship service to print out to bring along with you. 

If you plan on joining us online

You can access our service online through our Youtube Livestream. 

Here is a copy of our worship service to use to follow along at home. 

And here is what we'll be studying in the Scriptures this Sunday...

If life is hard in 2020 during this pandemic, death is even harder.

The nightly news bombards us with the death toll from the pandemic. What's more, to hear news of loved ones dying alone is not only deeply saddening, it’s deeply enraging. 

There is a powerful scene in the film Selma where Dr. Martin Luther King visits a grandfather grieving for the loss of his grandson.

King finds Mr. Cager Lee in a morgue identifying the body of his 27 year old grandson, Jimmy Lee Jackson, who was shot and killed before his eyes by a state trooper in the 1965 peaceful protest in Selma, Alabama.

King speaks to him with deep compassion in his eyes and in his voice:

“There are no words to soothe you, Mr. Lee. There are no words. But I can tell you one thing for certain. God was the first to cry—He was the first to cry for your boy.”

This is one of the most powerful, hope-filled scenes I’ve seen depicted on screen.

But how do we know? How do we know if God even cares about our tears?

This Sunday, we're going to look at an episode from the life and ministry of Jesus that not only helps us to know, but also helps us to reframe and rethink about death itself, as Jesus approaches the death of his with both tears and rage. 

And it forever answers the question, "Does God even care about our tears?"