Today's Scripture - Psalms 145:8

"Jehovah is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and great in loving-kindness." - Psalms 145:8 (NWT)

What a loving God we have!  Mercy and forgiveness are fundamental qualities of God, as we see from the way he dealt with Israel.  The God of justice did not exempt them from punishment for repeated error, yet he displayed amply mercy and forgiveness.  Since Jesus Christ is a reflection of God's glory, we know  him to display similar mercy and willingness to forgive.  Read also Hebrews 1:3

Today's Scripture - James 3:17

"But the wisdom from above is first of all chaste, then peaceable, reasonable, ready to obey, full of mercy and good fruites, not making partial distinctions, not hypocritcal"  - James 3:17

There are many scriptures referring to God as merciful.  This emphasizes that mercy is a large facet of God's love and part of his personality.  Mercy is a lesson that is often difficult for imperfect humans to learn, yet a quality that is worth the effort to develop in dealing with each other.