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Gary

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05/01/2015 07:39

Justice is the handmaid of mercy

"Escape from punishment is not in accordance with God's government, since justice is the handmaid of mercy."

I used to wonder about this sentence, but I believe it is a hint of the difference between divine Love and what is commonly thought of as love. Divine love is not only kind and thoughtful, it is also just. Mrs. Eddy writes elsewhere, "The design of Love is to reform the sinner." And how is the sinner reformed? By allowing those who make mistakes (sin) suffer for them so that they learn the needed lesson. This is love. It is not love to pardon another's error, or smooth it over, or deprive them of the needed (and healthy) suffering that will help them grow.