This week Anna Hammond takes us into the fifth Beatitude, "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." In this passage we find reminders that mercy is more than just compassion and forgiveness and that mercy is at the very root of God's being.

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Question for contemplation and conversation:

Where in your life do you need to be shown mercy?

Who do you struggle to show mercy towards?

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