Quotes about Mercy

There is a mercy which is weakness, and even treason against the common good.

We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves.

His calls for justice were lost at the mercy of the wind and human indifference.

Kindness affects more than severity.

Kindness is the ability to love people more than they deserve.

Many a sin has sullied me in body and in soul because I did not restrain my thoughts nor guard my lips: nevertheless it is to Thee, O God of majesty and love, that I turn in my extremity, for Thou art the fount of mercy; to Thee, as quickly as I may, I speed: for Thou alone canst heal me; I take refuge under Thy protection.

First of all, you ask me if the God of Christians forgives one who doesn't believe and doesn't seek the faith. Premise that - and it's the fundamental thing - the mercy of God has no limits if one turns to him with a sincere and contrite heart; the question for one who doesn't believe in God lies in obeying one's conscience.

A Protestant has seldom any mercy shown him, and a Jew, who turns Christian, is far from being secure.

So you made some bad choices. Some of God's best players were His imperfect, broken prodigals. In fact, iffy players are God's best picks. He specializes in short-tempered, reckless, flawed people to accomplish his plans.

But here's an even better truth: God knows you can't make it right. None of it. But He can. The day I took a good look at my sins—my real sins—was the day I discovered 1 John 1:9. 'But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.

Forgiveness is the currency of heaven.

God will show up even when we've made a mess of things. Even when it's out fault - He will show up because that's Who He is.