Okay, time to get down to business. Folks, the truth of the matter is, God has chosen you to be a part of His network … one of His special agents. What’s your assignment? He wants you to be an “agent of mercy” – an “agent of mercy” – to the people around you.
What’s the best way to do that in today’s world? Let me put it this way: As the world becomes more unkind, more mean, more crass … we need to become more kind. That’s what it means to be an “agent of mercy.”
Let me ask you this: Is the world today becoming more loving or more self-centered? Is the world today more polite than it was ten years ago or more rude? Politics … more unified or more divided? Don’t even get me started!
So here’s the big breakthrough thought for you: In a mean world, our greatest witness to the world is showing mercy.
Would you say this? Dear God, I want to be an “agent of mercy.” So, Lord, help me to start looking and listening for people’s needs. If I care, I have to be aware. Help me to see the needs of people at work, at school, with the people I hang around with.