MERCY

“Mercy is heartfelt sympathy for another’s distress which drives us to do what we can to help” – St. Thomas Aquinas. It is the willingness to help people in need, to show compassion toward the afflicted.

Then He will answer, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me. Matthew 25:45

All Christians are called to be merciful even as Christ has been merciful to us. Christians should be concerned for the spiritual and physical needs of those who are hurting with love and understanding. God is good. He shows us mercy even when we do not deserve it. To show mercy, we must demonstrate the ability to empathize with others with compassion, words and actions. We should show mercy the way Christ did to our loved ones, those we do not agree with, orphans, widows/widowers and the lost.

How many times have you seen someone without food and given him food, or someone begging for love and care and shown some love and care, or a lonely person and given him company?

Let us be tender-hearted towards the needy and meet their needs, not just ‘feeling it’, and God will bless us.