Quotes about Mercy
These evils I deserve, and more . . . . Justly, yet despair not of his final pardon, Whose ear is ever open, and his eye Gracious to re-admit the suppliant.
— John Milton
The best way to GET forgiveness is to GIVE forgiveness.
— Joyce Meyer
God pardons like a mother who kisses the offense into everlasting forgetfulness.
— Henry Ward Beecher
The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies but the thankful heart... will find in every hour some heavenly blessings.
— Henry Ward Beecher
They may not deserve forgiveness but I do.
— Anonymous
Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on thee and I'll forgive thy great big one on me.
— Robert Frost
Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke on me.
— Robert Frost
love people when they least expect it and least deserve it. That is the kind of love Jesus shows to us.
— Mark Batterson
I live by the maxim, love people when they least expect it and least deserve it. That how you change someone's life forever.
— Mark Batterson
We give people political labels, sexual labels, and religious labels. But in the process, we strip them of their individuality and complexity. Prejudice is pre-judging. It's assuming that bad stories end badly, but Jesus is in the business of turning bad beginnings into happily ever afters. ... God cannot give up on you. It's not in His nature. His goodness and mercy will follow you all the days of your life. All you have to do is turn around. All you have to do is crash the party!
— Mark Batterson
But Paul knew that his sin was nailed to the cross, and the hammer of God's mercy has no claw.
— Mark Batterson
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