Blessed Are The Merciful
Good morning Scripture reading: Matthew 5:7 Worship song: Mercy Rewrote My Life Meditation: Mercy is something many of us understand through our own experience of needing compassion, forgiveness, and hope. It is more than a momentary feeling of sympathy. Mercy means reaching out to those who are suffering, in need, guilty or distressed. It also means sincerely offering forgiveness to those who have hurt us. Mercy does not mean ignoring the truth, excusing wrongdoing, or abandoning justice. Rather, it invites us to respond to human weakness and failure with the compassion God shows us through Jesus Christ. God's mercy is His loving choice to forgive sin, comfort the brokenhearted, and rescue us from judgment. When someone commits a crime, is apprehended, and stands trial, they must face the consequences of their actions. Yet, depending on the nature of the crime, a judge may show leniency by imposing a lesser pun...