Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions; I will put them into practice with all my heart.
Psalm 119:34
“Oh, how can I give you up, Israel? How can I let you go? How can I destroy you like Admah or demolish you like Zeboiim? My heart is torn within me, and my compassion overflows. No, I will not unleash my fierce anger. I will not completely destroy Israel, for I am God and not a mere mortal. I am the Holy One living among you, and I will not come to destroy.
Hosea 11:8-9
I will not judge those who hear me but don’t obey me, for I have come to save the world and not to judge it.
John 12:47
Merciful One, we find it hard to comprehend that we are created in your image, not the other way around. While we are inclined by our human nature to judge, you, by your divine nature, delight in graciousness. May we remember who made us and to whom we belong. Amen.
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