Quotes about Mercy

My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that he never could be persuaded to keep slaves, for he pitied them so much: and a slave belonging to one of his brothers being once in his house, was treated by him with as much tenderness as his own children.

I would love God even if he damned me, because he was so gracious to others.

God wants us to pray, and he wants to hear our prayers-not because we are worthy, but because he is merciful.

When you choose to be patient, you respond in a positive way to a negative situation. You are slow to anger. You choose to have a long fuse instead of a quick temper. Rather than being restless and demanding, love helps you settle down and begin extending mercy to those around you. Patience brings an internal calm during an external storm.

We do not live by justice, but by grace.

I do not want to live at the cost of the life even of a snake. I should let him bite me to death rather than kill him.

Forgiveness is not a one-time thing that happened the day you received Christ. It is an everyday thing, for the rest of your life.

The life of Jesus suggests that to be like Abba is to show compassion.

Don't let religious-sounding reluctance fool you. When you plead "unworthy" and refuse to be served by God, you place your judgment about yourself above God's. You say you would prefer to go it alone, and you imply that your unworthiness goes beyond the scope of God's mercy and grace. You must think that God cleanses you only from ordinary sins, not from the spectacular ones.

The essence of justice is mercy.

Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge, and dares to forgive an injury.

When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?