There is a story about a gangster that was headed up the steps of the courthouse for trial and he was accompanied by a minister. The gangster asked the minister to pray for mercy for him. Everybody knows the value of mercy. Especially when we need it the most. God has had mercy on us knowing that we would turn away from Him. The bible says that the most deceitful thing in the world is our own heart. Yet God still wants us. All human beings are wonderfully made by God’s hand. He is our Father and wants the best for us. What father when a child ask for bread, would give him a rock. Mercy is a way of life.

I think about the time that I cried out in pain and asked for forgiveness. I knew that I did not deserve to be forgiven. But I hoped that God would have mercy on me. I called out with my heart and God heard my cry. He reached down and held me in His arms and gave me the mercy I so badly needed.

You look at the world wonder how it still exists. It seems that everyone is more interested in tearing apart the world than trying to heal it. We need mercy and forgiveness for the world to be healed. It is never easy to have mercy on people. When those people did something to you. But Jesus said that we are to forgive people 70×7 each day. So when God gives us mercy and grace, we are to pass it on to people who would curse you.

Crain Blanchard.

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