Editorial October 27, 1928 Issue

God's Mercy

Ella W. Hoag

The quality of mercy is not strain'd;
It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is twice bless'd;
It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes:
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It is an attribute to God himself.

There are, perhaps, no words of Shakespeare more widely known than these which proclaim the beauty and desirability of divine mercy; and all certainly are wise who cherish this quality in their heart of hearts, allowing it to bring forth fruit after its own kind. Although mercy has frequently been extolled in song and story, it has not yet gained the place in human consciousness which it deserves, and which it must surely attain if God's bounteous love is to be understood and demonstrated.

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