“Some people understand the charity of our Lord and are saved by it; others, relying on this mercy and kindness, continue in their sins, thinking that it may be theirs whenever they wish. But this is not so, for then they are too late and are taken in their sins before they expect it, and so damn themselves.” PeopleThinkingMayWishSinLordKindnessTakenLateMercyCharitySavedDamnToo LateOur Lord Book:The Ladder of Perfection Source: The Ladder of Perfection
“There is no mercy in trading life for life. And certainly no righteousness. Mercy, once given, cannot be taken back.” LifeGivenTakenMercyRighteousnessTrading Book:The Sacred Band Source: The Sacred Band
“If you are truly merciful, then when what is yours is unjustly taken, don't be sad inside, and do not tell of our loss to your neighbor. Let a better loss, inflicted by those who insult you, be absorbed by your mercy.” IfsInspirationalChristianReligiousLossTakenMercyNeighborInsultOrthodoxMercifulInsults YouDon't Be Sad Author:Isaac of Nineveh
“There are wounds of the spirit which never close and are intended in God's mercy to bring us nearer to Him, and to prevent us leaving Him by their very perpetuity. Such wounds then may almost be taken as a pledge, or at least as a ground for a humble trust, that God will give us the great gift of perseverance to the end. This is how I comfort myself in my own great bereavements.” GivingMayEndsSpiritMy OwnTakenComfortMercyPerseveranceLeavingHumbleWoundsGods WillBereavementPledgeGreat GiftsLeaving Him Book:Selections from the Prose and Poetry of John Henry Newman Source: Selections from the Prose and Poetry of John Henry Newman