Oh, let us pray for a merciful heart! To be generous to those in fault; to be kind to those who wrong us; to cultivate a fellow-feeling for all the suffering there is in the world, and to endeavour to do our little part in trying to alleviate it.
"The Lord God is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in mercy."
[II. The Sermon on the Mount]
HOW TO LIVE II
The Sixth "Blessed."
"Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God."
"What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? . . ."
"These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the Throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His Temple: and He that sitteth on the Throne shall dwell among them . . . and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."
The Seventh "Blessed."
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."