mercy

The Good Samaritan

30 January by Patricia Day

My husband and I, recently travelled for three hours to attend the wedding of a dear friend.  The journey was as good as it could be, given that the weather had finally decided to become wintry! Our return journey unfortunately was marred by an accident.  Not a big accident, but not a good situation.  We [...]

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Parenting by Example

18 May by Dee Dee Wike

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. (Psalm 103:8-13, NIV) “Do as I say, not as I do.”  It is a saying [...]

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When We Need Mercy and Favor

7 October by Hariette Petersen

Those we love are hurting.  The reasons for their pain may often be self-inflicted.  We may have prayed for God to correct them, to help them see the error of their ways; we do not wish them harm or harsh consequence.  We do not want them to fall on their faces or be cast down in humiliation.  Yet [...]

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ANOTHER REASON FOR SHOWING MERCY

27 August by Hariette Petersen

I stopped at the stop sign and looked both ways before I pulled out in front of a police cruiser coming toward the intersection. I made it across the intersection and, truthfully, had plenty of time to spare. But I just knew that officer was going to stop me, so I pulled over to the side of [...]

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Justice, Mercy, and Humility

15 December by Chris Roberts
Justice, Mercy, and Humility Devotion

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 Micah 6:8 presents a job description for the Christian life. We are to be people who do justice, love mercy, and [...]

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