mercy me

mercy: (Webter's) 1. compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or another person in one's power; compassion, pity or benevolence. 5. that which gives evidence of divine favor; blessing.

mercy: (Vine's Expository Dictionary) ELEOS: the outward manisfestation of pity; it assumes need on the part of him who receives it, and resources adequate to meet the need on the part of him who shows it...Mercy is the act of God, peace is the resulting experience in the heart of man.

mercy: (Sunday School definition!) if grace is receiving what we do not deserve, than mercy is not receiving what we do deserve.

Here is a worthy statement: One cannot give out what one has not received. If I were a grace-grabber and mercy-monger only for my own benefit, the downspout from heaven would cease and desist. The more I practice the role of grace-giver and mercy-emitter, the more comes my way. Imagine the angels standing at the mouth of heaven's pipeline with a fresh truckload of grace and mercy: "Look out belowwwwwwwww...." Would they be in liquid form? Pellets? Or water from the well at God's footstool?
Ain't it grand to be a Christian?