SPCK Publishing 'Tis Mercy All: The power of mercy in a polarised world

A book to help you rediscover the often overlooked spiritual discipline of mercy, learning how a proper understanding of God's mercy towards ourselves and others is the antidote to the conflict and anger that's so widespread in our increasingly divided world. In a world of polarising politics, cancel culture, and social media virtue signalling, we risk losing any sense of what it means to have mercy. And yet Jesus calls us to 'be merciful, just as your Father is merciful' (Luke 6.36).In this thoughtful and practical book, Natalie Williams explores what it means to be a true mercy-bringer. First, we need to develop a deep appreciation of the mercy of God, which is more astonishing than we dare to believe. As the old hymn says, 'tis mercy all when it comes to God's dealings with his children. Once we have understood that, it will transform the way we see God, ourselves and the world around us. We will be drawn closer to Jesus and, as a result, we will reflect his mercy to a world that desperately needs it.ContentsIntroductionPart 1: 'A God Merciful'Part 2: Our struggle to 'love mercy'Part 3: Merciful thinkingPart 4: Merciful actionsConclusion Mercy isn't a common word in our world today. In fact, between our polarizing politics, celebrity cancel culture and social media virtue signalling, mercy itself isn't all that common full stop.And yet, as rare as this age-old virtue can feel today, mercy is rife in the Bible. As Christians worshipping a God who is so rich of mercy, surely, we should look different to the world around us? And yet, so often we can find it all too hard to show mercy to ourselves and to others. We love justice and hate mercy.In this thought-provoking and practical book, Natalie Williams invites you to cultivate the often-overlooked discipline of mercy that our world today so desperately needs. Diving into the scriptures, we explore why we struggle to grasp God's astonishing mercy and see that when we do, it has the power to transform how we see God, ourselves and those around us.Discover the life-changing discipline of mercy as we learn that when it comes to our lives and what the world desperately needs, really 'Tis Mercy All'. Autorid: Natalie Williams