The Miracle of Mercy - Handout is used as a study guide for our lesson.  Mercy is condescending love, reaching out to meet a need without considering the merit of the person receiving the aid.  God’s judgments are numbered but His mercies are without number. In apostolic salutations GRACE precedes MERCY. Grace describes God’s attitude toward the lawbreaker and rebel. Mercy is His attitude toward His children who are in distress.  In all but one instance, MERCY precedes PEACE. Mercy is the act of God and peace is the resulting experience in the heart of man.