Show us, LORD, your mercy; grant us your salvation. Psalms 85:8 NABRE This psalm describes Israel’s return from the Babylonian exile to build the Second Temple. This return was not enduring because the Second Temple was eventually destroyed. Therefore, the long suffering nation yearns for a permanent redemption in which…
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He answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” Luke 10:37 NABRE The quoted verse is the closing line of an interaction between Jesus and a scholar of the law. The scholar asks Jesus what he has to do to inherit eternal…
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Be merciful, just as [also] your Father is merciful. Luke 6:36 NABRE Luke is sharing Jesus’ teaching which is called the Sermon on plain. Many good thoughts are shared by Jesus in this teaching, including the Golden Rule: Do to others as you would have them do to you. Jesus…
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Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I did not come to call the righteous but sinners. Mathew 9:13 NABRE Tax collectors were usually known as sinners, working for the Roman governor and they usually demanded more than was required in tax so they…
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The earth, LORD, is filled with your mercy; teach me your statutes. Psalms 119:64 NABRE We have a view that God created the word for the benefit of human kind. God speaks, “For I said, ‘My mercy is established forever;’” (Psalms 89:3) God’s mercy is given through His kindness and…
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