“All my experiences of the world teach me that, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, the safe and just side of a question is the generous and merciful side.”
Anna Murphy Jameson (1797-1860), art historian, essayist, in Day’s Collacon compiled and arranged by Edward Parsons Day (New York: IPPO, 1884) 316.
What great advice! Especially considering Jesus said that the measure we use to judge others will be the measure used with us (cf. Matthew 7:2).
As we prepare our hearts for the arrival of Jesus on this, the second Sunday of Advent. Let us give thanks for God’s generosity and mercy to us and show our gratitude by extending generosity and mercy to others.