Mercy Quotes - Page 3

Dost thou wish to receive mercy? Show mercy to thy neighbor.

Men dominate because of physicality, and thus they have mercy where women do not.

Only at the cross of Christ does man see fully what it is that separates him from God; yet it is here alone that he perceives that he is no longer separated from God. Nowehere else does the inviolable holiness of God, the impossibility of overlooking the guilt of man stand out more plainly; but nowhere else does the limitless mercy of God, which utterly transcends all human standards, stand out more clearly and plainly.

Pardoning mercy makes way for healing mercy.

Sin is a thing of time, but mercy is from everlasting. Transgression is but of yesterday, but mercy was ever of old. Before you and I sought the Lord, the Lord sought us.

You cannot conceive, nor can I, of the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God.

But all the wickedness in the world which man may do or think is no more to the mercy of God than a live coal dropped in the sea.

I saw the abyss of my misery; whatever there is of good in me is Yours, O Lord. But because I am so small and wretched, I have a right to count on Your boundless mercy.

God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.

My trust is in the mercy and wisdom of a kind Providence, who ordereth all things for our good.

I have not lost Allah's hope in us to show compassion where none exists and to extend mercy in the most difficult of circumstances. We as Muslims must lead by example.

Mercy did not exist in the primordial life. It was misunderstood for fear, and such misunderstandings made for death.

The true purpose of the strong is to promote greater strength in the weak, and not to keep the weak in that state where they are at the mercy of the strong.

When Jesus died on the cross the mercy of God did not become any greater. It could not become any greater, for it was already infinite. We get the odd notion that God is showing mercy because Jesus died. No--Jesus died because God is showing mercy. It was the mercy of God that gave us Calvary, not Calvary that gave us mercy. If God had not been merciful there would have been no incarnation, no babe in the manger, no man on a cross and no open tomb.

The reason to forgive ourselves is not because we feel like it or because we want to see ourselves as blameless but because we limit what we can receive from God when we hold on to our past. He wants to do so much more than we could ever imagine. Forgiving yourself starts with believing in God's incredible love for you and accepting His amazing grace and mercy. If God Almighty can forgive us who are we to hold on to what He has not only forgiven but forgotten

Once a man has truly experienced the mercy of God in his life he will henceforth aspire only to serve.

Nevertheless, the liturgy of Ash Wednesday is not focussed on the sinfulness of the penitent but on the mercy of God. The question of sinfulness is raised precisely because this is a day of mercy, and the just do not need a savior.

We are all sinners. But God heals us with an abundance of grace, mercy and tenderness

The simpleness, the sweetness, and the constancy of the tender mercies of the Lord will do much to fortify and protect us in the troubled times in which we do now and will yet live.

In mercy, God has called you and saved, healed, blessed and delivered you.

Those that set God always before them and walk before him with all their hearts, shall find him as good as his word and better; he will both keep covenant with them and show mercy to them.

Mercy requires that we learn to love others, to value their welfare more than our own!

We must trust in the mighty power of God's mercy. We are all sinners, but His grace transforms us and makes us new.

Mercy is "stronger and more God-like than vengeance".

There may be some incorrigible human beings who cannot be changed except by God's own mercy to that one person.