Quotes about Mercy

The heart of the Father is always to put us back on track, a little wiser, and ever grateful for another chance.

It is God's job to judge; it is our job to share His love.

God loves us not because we are lovable, but because He is love.

Separated Peter from the vile and suicidal Judas was that he, Peter, had lived long enough to find his offense transformed—through no merit of his own—by the loving acceptance of Jesus. The humiliated Peter was, in the same moment, the forgiven Peter.

The real response to the problem of human sin must always be that I cannot do anything to erase it.

Holy Spirit of God, thank You for filling my life with You. You are in control of all that I am—my thoughts, my actions, my words, and my feelings. Thank You, Spirit of God. I am now living under the downpour of Your power and strength and blessing, and I thank You for the riches of Your mercy. In the precious name of Jesus. Amen.

Repentance is shockingly beautiful when we see it not as "I sinned again, I need to repent," but as "I sinned against my God again, but He is calling me back so He can lavish me with His love and forgiveness.

In our humanness we can't handle all His holiness; so God, in mercy, raises the veil and dwells in mystery.

If our counseling is truly Christ-centered, then the topic of forgiveness will inevitably come up in the journey toward growth and change.

people who have been saved by grace grow to love giving grace to others.

Human sin is stubborn, but not as stubborn as the grace of God and not half as persistent, not half so ready to suffer to win its way

When we see the faults of others, we are to forgive and forbear in humility.