God of Mercy

Mercy has many forms. It can be restraint from issuing deserved punishment. It can be restoration to wholeness. It can be the meeting place between love and justice. And sometimes, it’s simply compassion toward a need.

But mercy is never weakness, or tolerance, or God lowering the bar of the holiness to which he calls us. Mercy is the holy love of God moving toward people who cannot save themselves.

In the Gospel of John, we encounter a Savior who does not stand at a distance from human suffering and need. He moves toward it, speaks into it, heals it, and offers dignity.

In each of these encounters, Jesus reveals the heart of the Father. Because mercy is not merely something God gives, it is who He is—and he offers us this mercy even at great cost to himself.

This series invites us to consider not only where we might need the mercy of God, but whether or not we are willing to receive it. Because mercy is beautiful when we know that we need it—but unsettling when we don’t think we do.

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