Merciful Father

Scripture/Bible: Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.37 "Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back." Luke 6:36-38

Reflection:  Why does Jesus have to compare and call us to be merciful as our Father? Was it necessary?  Can’t we be just merciful as we are supposed to be? 

On the other hand we all should be having the experience of God’s mercy in order to be merciful like our Father or else such comparison don’t make sense at all. 

But the crux of the problem is this; we are all beneficiaries of the mercy of God and yet may never recognize this mercy showered on us constantly in his great benevolence. 

Then there are the many that have experienced the Father’s mercy, recognize some bit of it; for it is difficult to fully comprehend what love and tender mercy which the Father always shows us.  Having recognized a bit of it, there are some who may never reflect and thank the heavenly Father with a grateful heart. 

It is such gratitude that in a great measure completes the whole cycle of human comprehension of the tender mercy of God.  Once we have comprehended this mercy, we can then be instrument of this mercy towards others.

Only after having been schooled in the school of God’s mercy can we be instrument of God’s mercy towards others.  If not we will be showing mercy to the wrong person, in the wrong circumstances and situations, and bring about a corrupt fruit; for it is possible to be merciful like the humans are and not like our heavenly Father. 

Prayer:  Lord, help me to be an imitator of your mercy. 

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