Mercy is God s goodness confronting human suffering and guilt. God deals in justice when His mercy is despised. God s mercy never violates His justice, and God s justice never overpowers His mercy. We place ourselves in jeopardy when we decide God s offering of mercy is not to our liking. i Topics: The Operation of God s Mercy, The Suffering of God, The Nearness of God s Mercy, Our Response to God s Mercy. i