Aren’t mercy and forgiveness some of the many divine attributes that we, human beings, need and even strive to show and receive to nourish a bit of this divinity inside us ? Of course they are.
Part of your being human is having a heart, a living heart with feelings and emotions. It can ache with pain and nourish with vitality. It can flutter with happiness and squeeze with sadness. It can brighten with love and darken with hate. And… it can find heaven in mercy and forgiveness.
Don’t people say, “Blessed are those with soft, kind hearts? And in Arabic, we pray for them and say: “May Allah bless their kind hearts and make heaven their eternal home.” I believe you’ve heard or repeated this prayer, or similar ones, one day or perhaps even just now.
Nowadays, these blessings are more precious than diamonds. Do you know why? Because mercy and forgiveness strive to survive in a world that is becoming so cruel, selfish, and superficial. can’t you see that?
Well… it’s a big problem if you can’t see how these divine qualities can create a piece of heaven both into your heart and upon this earth.
The desperate, the poor, the hopeless, the innocent, and even the sinner— all dream of finding mercy and forgiveness. And in spite of the hell that grows bigger and bigger day after day, mercy and forgiveness do exist.
They patiently carve a path through the hardest rocky walls. They spread light, warmth, and joy into dark, frozen caves. They save lives and feed goodness to empower hope and stand against evil and hypocrisy.
So … can you just open your heart, seize this opportunity, and offer some mercy and a bit of forgiveness for yourself and others? You will lose nothing, yet you may find your own piece of heaven gently fluttering in your heart.
Things might be hard, but they are not impossible.
With hope and peace,
Nahla
Pure and Simple 