Just a five-letter word that has been with us
for our lifetime. When we examine our record,
we find that we come up short in the mercy
department. We are secondhand witnesses to
brutal crimes and come out with our opinion
of what the consequences should be. The
perpetrator should be strung up and severely
punished. What they need more than punishment
is mercy, understanding, counseling, and meditation,
along with someone who can lead them through this
maze. None of us are above God’s desires, and
we all need mercy. We are not better than the
criminals and God shares his love equally. If we
are to imitate Him, then we must be willing to
forgive and show mercy to everyone, as we are
all sinners. We are in awe when hearing of some
of the horrendous crimes committed, and we
sit in judgment instead of forgiving, showing
mercy and realizing that God has a purpose for
us all. It is difficult to understand, but we should
make every effort we can to follow God’s example.
He loves us and wants us to do the things that
make up a good life. He gave us free will and
exposes us to enough people to make it easy
to know right and wrong. What causes the
wrongdoing? We don’t always know, but
we do know his words,” When I was hungry
and you gave me food. I was thirsty, and you
gave me drink, a stranger, and you welcomed
me, naked, and you clothed me, ill and you
cared for me in prison, and you visited me.
We must learn and do these things.
They are our show of mercy, our show of love.
Stanski
March 17, 2023, ^
Steve Haarman 