Blessed are the Merciful: For they Shall Obtain Mercy.
“Ask God to give thee skill
In comfort’s art;
That thou mayest consecrated be
And set apart
Unto a life of sympathy.”
Mercy is a shining quality. Yet, like all the qualities in this cluster of beatitudes, its brightness is heavenly, not earthly. Mercifulness is not a fruit of nature; it is not found nor even remotely suggested among the “works of the flesh.” It is a fruit of the Spirit. It is born from above.
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