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Quotes About Mercy

None of us deserve the good things that come our way. It's by grace, love and forgiveness that any of us experience joy.
~ J.B. McGee, Forgiven
If God is a loving God He will forgive us Himself. If God is a vengeful God then He has created us in His Image.
~ Miriam Toews
If forgiveness does take place it will be but an echo of the forgiveness granted by the just and loving God-- the only forgiveness that ultimately matters, because, though we must forgive, in a very real sense no one can either forgive or retain sins 'but God alone.
~ Miroslav Volf
Second, as Luther stated, because God's love isn't caused by its object, it can love those who are not lovable, "sinners, evil persons, fools, and weaklings in order to make them righteous, good, wise, and strong". Luther concluded, "rather than seeking its own good, the love of God flows forth and bestows good".
~ Miroslav Volf
Yaad rakho murdam azaari bohat hi buri cheez hai. Is ki bakhshish kahin nahi hai
~ Mirza Hadi Ruswa
No. You can't work your way into heaven. Anytime you try and justify yourself with works, you disqualify yourself with works. What I do here, every day, for the rest of my life, is only my way of saying, 'Lord, regardless of what eternity holds for me, let me give something back to you. I know it doesn't even no scorecard. But let me make something of my life before I go.. and then, Lord, I'm at your mercy.
~ Mitch Albom
After the Israelites safely crossed the Red Sea, the Egyptians chased after them and were drowned. God's angels wanted to celebrate the enemy's demise. God saw this and grew angry. He said, in essence, 'Stop celebrating. For those were my children,too." What do you think of that? the teacher asks us. Someone else answers. But I know what I think. I think it is the first time I've heard that God might love the enemy as well as us.
~ Mitch Albom
Heaven is always thinking about us.
~ Mitch Albom
That's how salvation works. The wrongs we do open doors to do right.
~ Mitch Albom
That's how salvation works. The wrongs we do open doors to do right.
~ Mitch Albom
with towels so plush and fine that when she at last emerged she felt like a princess using them, or at least like the daughter of a dictator who was willing to kill without mercy in order for his children to pamper themselves with cotton such as this
~ Mohsin Hamid
The forgiveness of the weak is the air you strong ones breath, David. Didn't you know? You don't see it but you felt it just then. They allow you to go on living.
~ Nadeem Aslam
Riley : Do you want to claw at me, kitty-cat? Come on. Mercy: Sorry, I don't beat defenseless puppies.
~ Nalini Singh
Mercy laughed. "You have to excuse them—boys suffer from an incurable disability." "What?" "Testosterone.
~ Nalini Singh
I decided to forgive you after reading The Little Flowers of Saint Francis," María began. "You remember the wolf I talked about? Well, he was a monster who terrorized everybody until Saint Francis gave him a talking-to. He was sweet as a lamb and never ate anything but vegetables after that." "I didn't know wolves could digest vegetables," said Matt, who had studied biology. "That's not the point.
~ Nancy Farmer
Gentleness shown once is mercy, shown twice is folly.
~ Naomi Novik
I knew that no matter what there would be no mercy to it, no kindness allowed. You couldn't return a kindness after you were dead.
~ Naomi Novik
Si no quieres que alguien se muera, no lo aporrees una y otra vez en la cabeza.
~ Naomi Novik
Your body is the credit card. It's what you pay with. Vaccine passports are at the heart of the transition to a world where humans are at the mercy of Big Tech and a few oligarchs.
~ Naomi Wolf
I thought of the parable of the prodigal son. We had made merry for the beloved child's return too - but what happens when the beloved child doesn't say she's sorry? The parable doesn't talk about that. Jesus figures of course you're sorry. Jesus, I thought, you blew it. Not everybody is sorry.
~ Caroline B. Cooney
Kahnawake November 1704 Temperature 44 degrees "They won't let you see her," said Ruth flatly. "Now tell us, Mr. Williams, why has ransom not come? Do people have short memories or no memory? Why do they not rescue us? I get so angry sometimes." Sometimes! thought Mercy.
~ Caroline B. Cooney
Deerfield, Massachusetts February 29, 1704 Temperature 0 degrees They crossed field after field, the Indians constantly demanding more speed. Mercy did not know why the Indians were in such a hurry. They had killed anybody who could chase them.
~ Caroline B. Cooney
Lord, have mercy! Crazy cowboys who bought a bad luck ranch were definitely not supposed to be that sexy.
~ Carolyn Brown
This forgiving business is not a sprint but a marathon, chère.
~ Carolyn Brown