Mercy, Patience, Peace

Everyone claims to want peace in their lives and peace in the world, yet the reality of life is so much different. How can you expect peace to exist in the world when so few people have any degree of peace in their lives? Instead of seeking peace by focusing on a simple life that connects with their true spiritual self, people are consistently distracting themselves with a myriad of pursuits that are materially based and simply entangle them in continuous dramas that make peace impossible. When there is a conflict with another individual or another nation there is no concept of having the patience to understand their needs or motivations, nor is there any sort of mercy. Instead the concept of revenge simply leads to more violence, more murder, and less peace in the word. In order for peace to truly exist there must first be mercy. Mercy is the quality that enables you to accept the differences in others and tolerate anything that may happen to you without condemning another person or individual. Mercy is the defining feature of God. When you are able to show mercy you are truly acting in the understanding of God. Anyone who is not able to show mercy is definitely displaying that any sense of connection they profess to have with God is merely an elaborate lie. Use mercy as your judge of how close to God someone really is. As you begin to understand mercy and express it consistently then you will be empowered to enter the doorway into the spiritual realm.