Quotes about Mercy
I have forgiven those who were persecuting me.
— Roy Bennett
The Lord is forgiving, but sometimes life is not forgiving.
— Gordon Hinckley
God's justice, as Desmond Tutu insisted, is not retributive but restorative. It is natural that many do not understand this, because "God's love, resisted, is felt as wrath.
— Fleming Rutledge
Sometimes God has to destroy in order to save. He has to wound in order to heal.
— Francine Rivers
He will forgive you, but he won't remove the consequences... We must learn to obey
— Francine Rivers
It's not for me to condemn anyone, no matter what they do, but I fear for her. God knows.
— Francine Rivers
Let anyone among you who is without sin, be the first to throw a stone at her. JESUS, JOHN 8:7
— Francine Rivers
These women were not perfect and yet God in His infinite mercy used them in His perfect plan to bring forth the Christ, the Savior of the world. We live in desperate, troubled times when millions seek answers. These women point the way. The lessons we can learn from them are as applicable today as when they lived thousands of years ago. Tamar is a woman of hope. Rahab is a woman of faith. Ruth is a woman of love. Bathsheba is a woman who received unlimited Grace. Mary is a woman of obedience.
— Francine Rivers
They didn't kill the one they judged anymore. They left them broken and wounded.
— Francine Rivers
Wayward, stubborn, contentious as he was, God loved him.
— Francine Rivers
Forgive us, Lord," Nunepi whispered. "Forgive you?" Leto's voice was full of sweet reason. "Of course I forgive you. That is your God's function. Your crime is forgiven. However, your stupidity requires a response.
— Frank Herbert
It occurred to her that mercy was the ability to stop, if only for a moment.
— Frank Herbert