Mercy Reflection Paper

Mercy is a word that is often overused and inaccurately referenced. We hear faint echoes of Uncle Jesse saying "have mercy" or some executioner stating that God may have mercy on your soul. But I do not think that these are the connotations that we should have with this precious powerful word. The general or average North American English speaker would agree that the word mercy would encompass compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one 's power to punish or harm. I would like to address 7 topics in which we should incorporate more mercy; and if done so we would have stronger more meaningful relationships. These ten topics are: sharing interests, spending time, communication, listening, knowing needs, being loving, and whole heartedly committing.

Shared Interests When in a relationship, both marital and amenable you will need to have some sort of similarity with the other person. You do not need to necessarily love all of the same things or only do things that are similar, but you have to have to be able to

I grew up having my parents constantly making time for each other. When I was younger I could see and feel the implications that this meant to them, but not also I now see that this was something that was not negotiable. Spending quality time with another person strengthens that bond that you two have. It will help in the building of appreciation of the other. The things that you do in spending time will be different from one couple to the next. Know what things they enjoy and spend time doing those things. Go run errands, have a snack, see a movie, go to the theatre, take a class, do whatever you know will be enjoyed by the other. Don’t look at yourself and the things that you know that you would want to do, but look at the other. Again, this may not be easy and will take some time to plan, but do not push it