"Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy."
There is no greater need in my life than to obtain the mercy of the Lord. I do not need wealth. I do not need fame. I do not need health. I do not need happiness. What I need, and desire more than anything else in all the universe, is to obtain the mercy of the Lord. "God, have mercy on me."
How do we obtain mercy? God has mercy on us. We must pass His mercy onto others.
When we have received the mercy of God, it changes us because we know how undeserving we are. Mercy is a reflection of God's goodness, not a reflection of our goodness. When we have mercy on others, it reflects our heart. (When we do not have mercy on others, it reflects our heart). Mercy is always undeserved. Mercy's root is the LOVE of God. God is merciful to us because God loves us.
Being merciful is a heart condition that only God does perfectly. The mercy that we extend to others, if we're even merciful at all, often times has conditions, "Do this...or do that...or don't do this or that."
True mercy, unconditional mercy, has no conditions. We are given the mercy of God simply by asking the Lord for His mercy. Jesus Christ is merciful to us now, already, before we even ask Him. God is good!
"Thank you Lord, for your mercy."
~dkg