#mercy

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#mercy

We do not want to have mercy for the things God has under judgment. We do not want to fall in the ditch on the otherside of unsanctified mercy. ↗

— Rick Joyner

#love #mercy #sanctification #love

Yes,' he said sincerely. 'Such a one deserves peanut butter on the seat of his pants. ↗

— Patricia Briggs

#humor #mercy #peanut-butter #silly #humor

The Lord's mercy often rides to the door of our heart upon the black horse of affliction. ↗

— Charles H. Spurgeon

#cross-bearing #mercy #trials #horses

Do you think it is a vain hope that one day man will find joy in noble deeds of light and mercy, rather than in the coarse pleasures he indulges in today -- gluttony, fornication, ostentation, boasting, and envious vying with his neighbor? I am certain this is not a vain hope and that the day will come soon. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#gluttony #good-deeds #hope #mercy #nobility-of-spirit

Discord says it's a good idea. That's comforting. ↗

— Melissa Marr

#donia #sarcasm #love

Reluctantly, I pulled out my necklace and showed it to them. Samuel frowned. The little figure was stylized; I suppose he couldn't tell what it was at first. A dog?" asked Zee, staring at my necklace. A lamb," I said defensively, tucking it safely back under my shirt. "Because one of Christ's names is "The Lamb of God."" Samuel's shoulders shook slightly. "I can see it now, Mercy holding a roomful of vampire at bay with her glowing sheep." I gave his shoulder a hard push, aware of the heat climbing to my cheeks, but it didn't help. He sang in a soft taunting voice, "Mercy had a little lamb... ↗

— Patricia Briggs

#nursery-rhyme #samuel #vampires #zee #christ

Sentinel meeting tonight,” Ria told her. “At Lucas's place.” “Time?” ... “Seven. Sascha's doing dinner.” “God save us all.” Sascha had decided she liked cooking. Unfortunately, cooking didn't like her back. ↗

— Nalini Singh

#mercy #ria #sascha #cooking

Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy. ↗

— Robert Bork

#another #another way #basic #being #democracy

At issue was the question whether this man's faith could prevail against a man whose equal faith it was that this society is sick beyond saving, and that mercy itself pleads for its swift extinction and replacement by another. ↗

— Whittaker Chambers

#another #beyond #could #equal #extinction