“Blessed are the
merciful, for they shall receive mercy. ‘Mercy’ is a beautiful word: more
beautiful still is the thing itself. All men wish to receive it, but the worst
thing is that not all of them behave in a way that deserves it. Although
everyone wishes to be shown mercy only a few wish to show it.
“O man, how can you have the arrogance to ask for what you
refuse to give to others? You must show mercy in this world if you want to
receive mercy in heaven. So, my dearest brethren, since we all desire mercy,
let us make ourselves mercy’s slaves in this world so that she can give us our
freedom in the world to come. For there is mercy in heaven and we come to it
through earthly mercies. As Scripture says: Lord, your mercy is in
heaven." St. Caesarius of Arles, 500 AD +
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