Mercy, Not Judgment

"Through My eyes,
look through My eyes,
My children!

I am not pleased by the
suffering of the guilty.
I do not rejoice in
giving condemnation,
but in giving mercy.

I am not delighted when My children
delight in 'righteous indignation'—
for only I am righteous
and I call My children
to the ministry of life,
not the ministry of condemnation.

My ways are not your ways,
but My ways are higher—
My way is the Cross,
where I gave My love to My enemies
and mercy triumphed over judgment.

Look through My eyes, My children
—look through the Cross—
and be merciful as I am merciful."

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Art: "The Choice"