“Mercy presupposes an unequal relationship between those who give mercy and those who receive it, because to be merciful is to give what we possess, sometimes in abundance, to our neighbor, so that we ourselves in some way experience deprivation and want.”
Image of Divine Mercy icon courtesy of Kathy Baron
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Aphorism originally published in Poetry Pacific (May 5, 2020)
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