| "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall
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| | you're mistaken. If you suffer for
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| obtain mercy" (Matthew 5:7)."This verse
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| | righteousness' sake, rejoice. If you
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| means if you give mercy, you shall
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| | suffer for some other reason,
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| receive it," says Anna, age 9. "It
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| | repent."Mercy means something that you
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| reminds me of the golden rule, 'Do unto
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| | don't deserve, like if you're in jail and
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| others as you would have them do unto
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| | the first day, you get out of jail," says
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| you.'" The golden rule is still golden,
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| | Marcus, 8. "This is mercy."Marcus, let's
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| but Jesus went a step further when he
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| | go one step further. What if the judge
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| spoke of loving your enemies. As
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| | who sentenced you to prison paid your
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| Christina, 6, says, "If someone is bad to
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| | fine? Justice would be served, and you
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| you, forgive them."If you're skeptical
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| | would be free to go.That's what happened
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| about going out of your way to show mercy
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| | when God sent his son to pay the penalty
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| to someone in need, consider the advice
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| | for our sins. The way to heaven and
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| of psychiatrist Karl Menninger. He said
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| | fellowship with God is now open, but it's
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| the best way to prevent a nervous
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| | not because God's justice has been
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| breakdown is to find a needy person you
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| | compromised by his mercy."Blessed are the
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| can help. For those of us who have lived
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| | forgiving, for they shall gain kindness
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| in a society influenced by Christian
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| | and gentle treatment," says Billy, 10. I
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| compassion, it's difficult to imagine the
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| | like Billy's interpretation because
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| callousness of a pagan society."Let there
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| | forgiveness, kindness and gentleness are
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| be a law that no deformed child shall be
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| | three faces of mercy.While God's grace
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| reared," wrote Aristotle in his
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| | toward us is based on his mercy, not
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| celebrated book "Politics.""We drown even
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| | ours, it's also true that the merciful
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| children, who at birth, are weakly and
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| | obtain mercy. Although God's gift of
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| abnormal," wrote Seneca, the Roman
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| | eternal life can never be withdrawn,
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| philosopher and contemporary of Jesus.In
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| | Christians who act unmercifully risk
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| a country where idol worship is common, I
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| | cutting themselves off from God's
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| visited a Christian couple who started an
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| | blessings of mercy in this life and
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| orphanage for abandoned and abused
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| | rewards in the life to come.Point to
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| children. Some of the abused children
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| | ponder: Because you've received God's
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| came to the orphanage because their
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| | mercy, be merciful or gracious to
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| parents intentionally maimed them so that
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| | others.Scripture to remember: "Blessed
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| they could beg more effectively on the
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| | are the merciful, for they shall obtain
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| streets.Mercy identifies with the needs
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| | mercy" (Matthew 5:7).Question to
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| of others. It's the reverse of
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| | consider: Does the mercy you've received
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| selfishness and self-centeredness.
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| | from God affect the way you treat
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| Kinsey, 11, provides a small example of
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| | others?Carey Kinsolving is a syndicated
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| identifying with the needs of others:
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| | columnist, producer, author, speaker and
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| "When somebody was out of paper, I gave
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| | website developer. To see Carey's Kid TV
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| them a few sheets of paper. Then when I
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| | Interviews and more, visit The Kids Talk
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| was out of paper, they gave me a few
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| | About God website contains free, online
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| sheets. And that was my way to obtain
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| mercy."The foundation for Christian mercy
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| | free lessons from the "Kids Color Me
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| is the fact that we've been forgiven a
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| debt too large to calculate. For those
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| | missionaries in the Mission Explorers
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| | Bible Lessons. Bible quotations in this
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| "'Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,' says
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| | column are from the New King James
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| the Lord" (Romans 12:19). If you think
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