The Blessing Of Kindness and Mercy

Your kindness will reward you,
    but your cruelty will destroy you.

—Proverbs 11:17 (NLT)

God blesses those who are merciful,
    for they will be shown mercy.

—Matthew 5:7 (NLT)

Heavenly Father,

Help me to live out each day of my life showing merciful kindness to everyone I meet, so that I might come to understand the depth of the mercy and kindness which You pour out on me every day.

You have shown me that I cannot be merciful and kind to others without experiencing the rewards of that mercy and kindness flowing back on myself—so why would I ever act in any other way?

You have shown me that while my cruelty toward others may tear down and destroy them, it tears me down and destroys me all the more—so why would I ever choose to continue to act that way?

As much as I need Your constant kindness and mercy, I need to express that same kindness and mercy to others—so help me always to choose to act this way.

Help me to live out each day of my life showing merciful kindness to everyone I meet, so that I might come to understand the depth of the mercy and kindness which You pour out on me every day.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.