God's Mercy

"And God said, I will make all my goodness pass before you,

and I will proclaim my name, THE LORD, before you;

for I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious,

and will show mercy and loving-kindness

on whom I will show mercy and loving-kindness. 

Exodus 33:19

Black-Eyed Susan

"So then God's gift is not a question of human will 

and human effort, but of God's mercy. 

It depends not on one's own willingness nor on

his strenuous exertion as in running a race, 

but on God having mercy on him."

Romans 9:16