When you think of mercy, what comes to mind? Maybe letting someone off the hook when they’ve wronged you. Or maybe it’s the feeling of compassion when you see someone struggling. Those are part of it, but in Scripture, mercy is not just an emotion—it’s action.
Tag: Compassion
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn:
Matthew 5:4 as Sacred Protest and Comfort “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” — Matthew 5:4 According to Merriam-Webster, beatitude is a state of utter bliss. But at a glance this bliss is hidden beneath deep pain and bone crushing weights. On the Mount Yeshua continued his message of hope in… Continue reading Blessed Are Those Who Mourn:
The Second Day
Wow! Hanukkah and Shabbat! Does it get better than this? Today is the second day of the Feast of Dedication and it is also the weekly Shabbat. Hanukkah is a time of personal and national dedication. It is a time when we recall champions, who against all odds, made the decision to resist the wicked… Continue reading The Second Day
Good Deeds
I don’t believe God uses an adding machine to measure our good deeds in attempt to determine our righteousness. I know people who believe a few well-placed good actions will outweigh any amount of misdeeds. Those people think they earn God’s love. What can I give the God of Heaven and Earth, who has given… Continue reading Good Deeds
Torah of the Most High
The Bible is a great book to read. It is the most translated book in the world. Isn’t that nice? However, until the reader takes ownership of the words, it’s another book. What if we made the words apart of our lifestyles? What if those life-giving words, jump off the pages, and entered our very… Continue reading Torah of the Most High
When Truth Is Not Enough
I had to repent, not for misusing the Bible, but forgetting that in anger God remembers mercy and compassion.
Torah Road 