I’m not a very merciful person by nature, and I don’t like that about myself. My tendency would be to tell others or myself to just ‘suck it up’ instead of going to compassion. Yet Jesus Christ, the Savior and Lord did not quench the smoking flax or hurt the bruised reed. And He knew the depths of the evil and sin in each person’s heart with whom He came into contact. His mercy on me has been really making me think about why I need to show more mercy.
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