Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Mercy

Mercy is the first root of all the action of God towards us; He displays this not only by having pity on us but by dispelling our misery.
--Saint Thomas Aquinas

1 comment:

  1. I like those words, "mercy is the first root". Because without mercy coming first, forgiveness will not follow. Many things flow from mercy - understanding, tolerance, acceptance, etc....

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