As a spiritual person, I think we all need to ask for mercy and forgiveness on all levels of our homelessness.
In homeless shelters, our transportation, our outreach program, in our food program, and the list goes on and on. Even our physical disability program.
The Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary defines “mercy” as an action taken by the strong toward the weak; the rich toward the poor; the insider toward the outsider; and those who have toward those who have not. Likewise, Holman defines “forgiveness” as an act of repentance and the forgiveness of sin.
The King James Holy Bible, it talks about “mercy” in the book of Exodus 34:7. It says “keeping ‘mercy’ for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the father upon the child, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.” And in Luke 6:37, the Bible says “Judge not, and ye shall not be judged. Condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned. Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.” Amen!
So once again, I think, and I know we need to ask for mercy and forgiveness. The King James Holy Bible says in Psalm 34:4, “I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. For God loveth a cheerful giver.”
It is truly a blessing when we can give cheerfully to those in need and receive cheerfully, from those who just might have more than they need. Give and it should be giving back to you. It is better to give than receive. God gave his one and only begotten Son Jesus Christ, that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life in Him. Amen. Hallelujah!
I sought the Lord about 40 years ago, at First Rock Baptist Church with Pastor J. King in Ward 7, Southeast D.C. I asked Him to have mercy on me and forgive me for my sins.
I was a high school dropout at Eastern High School and Phelps Vocational High School in Northeast D.C. Back then, I was on drugs. I was even a drug dealer. I smoked tobacco. I even drank beer 30 years ago. I gambled, I lied, I used to not work, and the list goes on and on.
The King James Holy Bible talks about “mercy” in the New Testament in the book of Jude 2:1. It says “keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ into eternal life.” And in the Old Testament it talks about forgiveness in the book of Isaiah 2:9. It says, “And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself, therefore forgive them not.”
Let us forgive each other and be merciful to all. Amen. Hallelujah!
