The King James translates Proverbs 3:3 as
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart.
Do you know someone who lives in mercy and truth? It's a rare gift. Not many people have it. Most of us live somewhere in between, which results in neither mercy nor truth. If you read anything about forgiveness, you'll be advised that the purest forgiveness can only take place when the truth is out in the open. This is dangerous ground. We don't like it. We don't want these wounds. It is easier when we brush over things and wave our "It's OK" wand.
The subjunctive form of this mercy is the word beauty. This truth is a compound word from the word stability. When you know someone who lives in both mercy and truth - it will change your life. It will make you feel safe. It's going to give you a soft place to land. It's going to be a place where you find freedom... to let yourself be known, to give up your masks, and to give up trying to win God's grace. Yes... you'll find a new freedom.
And in that freedom, you'll find a new you - one that's growing more merciful every day... partly because you see it lived out in front of your eyes... but mostly because every day your eyes are being more and more opened to the mercy of God.
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