“A man of God has many brothers. He is a wounded soldier - he is familiar with the pain one feels in his heart, as a close and loving brother, when a brother falls victim of evil men or turns to evil desires (the latter sometimes even betrayal). Because of this, too, he is and must be well-acquainted with and trained in the strengths of hope and the gentleness of forgiveness and mercy.” MenFeelsWellsHeartSometimesPainDesireTurnsFallEvilBrotherMercyVictimSoldierBetrayalFamiliarLatterWoundedGentlenessEvil ManMan Of GodWounded Soldier Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“Awaken your heart to kindness and mercy for the people and love and tenderness for them. Never, never act with them like a predatory beast which seeks to be satiated by devouring them, for the people fall into two categories: they are either your brethren in faith or your kindred in creation.” PeopleShouldHeartHas BeensTwoFallGivenKindnessCreationAuthorityMercyAnd LoveCommandBeastCategoriesInvitesTendernessCalamityBrethrenKindredDevouringPredatory Author:Ali ibn Abi Talib
“In his bleak mercy, Death forever strips The soul of light and memory, rendering blind Our vision, lest surmounted deeps appal, As when on mountain-heights a glance behind Betrays with knowledge, and the climber slips Down gulfs of fear to some enormous fall.” SoulLightDeathFallMemoriesBehindsVisionForeverMountainMercyBlindEnormousHeightSlipsBetrayGlancesBleakRenderingClimbers Author:Clark Ashton Smith
“In the Irish Revival of 1859, people became so weak that they could not get back to their homes. Men and women would fall by the wayside and would be found hours later pleading with God to save their souls. They felt that they were slipping into hell and that nothing else in life mattered but to get right with God... To them eternity meant everything. Nothing else was of any consequence. They felt that if God did not have mercy on them and save them, they were doomed for all time to come.” PeopleIfsMenSoulHomeWould BeFallFoundFeltHoursHellMen And WomenConsequenceWeakMercyEternityAll TimeGet BackDoomedRevivalSlippingPleadingRevival Prayer Author:Oswald J. Smith
“And now that Thou has restored to me the knowledge of Thyself, O Lord, let thy pardon fall on me, since Thy infinite mercy is not better known in anything than in pardoning a Dismas (the traditional name of the good thief) on the Cross and a Dominicus Corea on the gallows. If in Hell there is room for sinners, in Heaven also there is room for penitents.” IfsFallNamesHeavenRoomsKnownLordHellCrossesMercyInfiniteTraditionalSinnerThievesThyselfPardonGallows Author:Dominicus Corea
“When Jesus wept, the falling tear in mercy flowed beyond all bound; when Jesus groaned, a trembling fear seized all the guilty world around.” WorldFallPassionJesusTearsMercyBoundsGuiltyTrembling Author:William Billings