*1.* “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.”  *2* “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”  *3* “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.”  *4* “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”