Quotes about Mercy
An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
— Mahatma Gandhi
The ground of mercy is love, and the working of mercy is our keeping in love.
— Julian of Norwich
You are more sinful than you could dare imagine, and you are more loved and accepted than you could ever dare hope.
— Timothy Keller
To be unforgiving is like to drink poison and wait for someone else to die!!
— Bishop TD Jakes
If you want to impact someone's life, love them when they least expect it and least deserve it ... You might think, "But they don't deserve it." That's the point, isn't it?
— Mark Batterson
PRAYER THOUGHT: Through Your mercy and grace, Lord, I truly and completely yield myself to You.
— Oswald Chambers
Where the happy medium cannot be attained, it is better and safer to fall short on this side than on that; that is, too much mercy is better than too much punishment. One can withdraw and reduce too much mercy; but punishment cannot be taken back, especially where it touches body, life, or limb.
— Martin Luther
need grace, and when you forget how much you need grace, you quit seeking the rescue and strength that only grace can give.
— Paul David Tripp
For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
— Hebrews 8:12
and, by the merits of the Mother of Mercy, he did himself conceive and give birth unto the spirit of Gospel truth.
— St Bonaventure
And I would just plead in passing—children, young people, and adults—see people with disabilities. And I don't mean see them like the priest and the Levite on the Jericho Road, passing by on the other side. This is our natural reflex—see and avoid. But we are not natural people. We are followers of Jesus. We have the Spirit of Jesus in our hearts. We have been seen and touched in all our brokenness by an attentive, merciful Savior.
— John Piper
Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
— Psalm 51:14