Jeremiah 1:5 (CEB) "Before I created you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I set you apart; I made you a prophet to the nations."
Psalm 139:13 (CEB) You are the one who created my innermost parts; you knit me together while I was still in my mother's womb.
Matthew 5:7 (NIV) Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Luke 6:36 (NIV) Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Luke 1:50 (NIV) His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation.
"Those who live by mercy will always be disposed to practice mercy, especially to a human being which is so dependent on the mercy of others as the unborn child." —Karl Barth
Church Dogmatics: The Doctrine of Creation (III:4). Christianity Today, Vol. 43, no. 5., Today's Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "MERCY".
