Compassionate Bible

Read the Bible compassionately and make peace.

More Blessed

It is more blessed to be merciful than to be right.

The Virtue of Mercy

“The virtue of mercy means giving aid to all in need and approaching offenders with compassion.”
-Gregory Palamas

True Purity

“It is repentance that made us clean, compassion that made us ready and true desire for God that made us worthy.”
-Julian of Norwich

Look Into Their Eyes

“There should never be a brother, anywhere in the world, who sins and then, having looked into your eyes, goes away without receiving mercy, if mercy is what he seeks.”
-Francis of Assisi

"May I always be punished"

“O my God, if through ignorance or self-will I should ever desire anything but Your will, may I always be confounded and punished, not because of Your justice, but because of your pity and great mercy.”
-Jean-Pierre de Caussade

Who's Your Savior?

Always pray for mercy for others. God gives more mercy than we can possibly bear ourselves. Your pastor or local saint is not the Savior—Jesus is. Sometimes Jesus gives us a day off and saves people directly, without anyone else's help.