A true story about mercy

Lesley Clyne

Being merciful means choosing to be kind. It's especially good to be merciful toward someone who has done us a bad turn. Being merciful brings blessings as Christ Jesus promised in the beatitude, "Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy."¹

How can we be merciful? Well, first we have to stop seeing anyone else as an enemy, or as unkind or even nasty. God sees all His children as spiritual and perfect. If we learn from Love, God, we see everyone—even those who seem to be enemies—as they really are, as spiritual and perfect. We learn that they can never truly harm us, and that we can only want good for them.

A girl named Karen found out that being merciful can even make you happy. A new girl at school had been bothering her. Louise would kick her, or push into her on purpose, and say in a nasty, false voice, "Accidents will happen!"

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