Christian Reflection and Prayer

Is God's mercy in your life evident to others?

All praise to the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ. He is the source of every mercy
and the God who comforts us. He comforts us
in all our troubles so that we can comfort
others. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NLT

Since God chose you to be the holy people
whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves
with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility,
gentleness, and patience.
Colossians 3:12 NLT

(from God's Daily Promise)

Clothed in mercy

It happened during the darkest days
of Europe's history. Hitler was sweeping
across the land promoting his contempt for
Jews and his plan to exterminate them from
the planet. Many countries were easily
conned by his propaganda.

But Denmark had a king that wasn't so
easily taken in. He received Hitler's edict
concerning the armbands that Jews would
be required to wear.… So he went out on
the balcony of his palace and began reading
the edict line by line.…Then when finished,
he tucked the note away and reached into
his pocket, pulling out a small yellow armband.
The king slipped it onto his coat sleeve. Over
the weeks to come, thousands of Danes
found ways to acquire these yellow armbands
and wore them whenever they went out in
public, just as the Jews were forced to do.
As a result, Hitler's men found themselves
in a constant struggle to separate the Jews
from the non-Jews in Denmark.… Compassion
is a trait within us that is very near the heart
of God.

Story retold by Frank M. Martin in Embracing
Eternity (Tyndale House), p 85