Mercy.

When someone does something we disapprove of we should not judge them.

We should not condemn them for their sin.

And we certainly should not consign them to death or hell.

We are not here to sit in judgement.

Or to try and control people's behavior.

We should forgive according to understanding.

There are reasons why people do things.

And there are reasons to forgive them.

We should be wholly benevolent.

We should seek only to help.

For this is the Will of our Father in Heaven.


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