Mercy for Mercy

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Matt. 5:7 Mercy for mercy! An implacable law in the kingdom of heaven it is, that only they that are mercifully disposed in mind and heart are the proper recipients of the mercy of God. A stream receives continuously only when it gives. Its waters are clear as crystal only because it does not attempt to retain but always pours forth the streams it receives from its headspring. It receives because it gives and ultimately empties its...