MERCY IS A DIVINE PLEDGE AND A PROMISE

MERCY IS A DIVINE PLEDGE AND PROMISE


Mercy IS a divine pledge
And PROMISE from God
To us


And IF we are FOLLOWING God
And Jesus=
It is a DIVINE PLEDGE from us
To others


Jesus tells us that he PREFERS
MERCY=not sacrifice


“I DESIRE mercy=
Not sacrifice” Matthew 9:13


A couple of years AGO=
It was A YEAR OF MERCY
From GOD and the CHURCH
To us


And he expects us to
SHOW MERCY=BOTH as a divine
Pledge and as a PROMISE
To ALL other living things


“Do not deprive
The foreigner
Or the fatherless
Of justice


Or take the cloak
Of a widow
For a PLEDGE” Deuteronomy 24:17


“........and the water
Symbolizes baptism
That now saves you also--------


NOT the removal of dirt
From the body
But the PLEDGE


Of a clear conscience
Toward God” 1 Peter 3:21


We should GIVE generosity and
Compassion=at all times=
Toward our NEIGHBORS in Christ


Toward our FELLOW BELIEVERS
In God


And we should always EXTEND MERCY
Toward all living things=
THAT is the WAY of God
Toward us


And that should
Always BE OUR WAY
Toward others


“Have MERCY on me
My Lord
Have MERCY on me
For in you
I take refuge


I will take refuge
In the shadow
Of your wings


UNTIL the disaster
Has passed” Psalm 57:1


“Whoever conceals their sins
Does NOT prosper


But the one who CONFESES
And renounces them
FINDS MERCY” Proverbs 28:13


“The Lord is FULL
Of COMPASSION AND MERCY” James 5:11


Other than God=and Jesus himself=
For us=
The greatest example of MERCY
Is in
The PARABLE OF THE
GOOD SAMARITAN=Luke 10=25:37


I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND
That you go and RE-READ this
And follow through
With Jesus' command=
“GO and DO LIKEWISE” Luke 10:37


In any case=we should
Always extend MERCY to
OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS


For God DOES ALWAYS EXTEND MERCY
Towards us


In Jesus' name and the name of our HEAVENLY LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-20-18




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Bridget Haase, O.S.U.