Thou Shalt Be Merciful

Given AnywayMatthew 18:33

For the reader standing over somebody whose trouble is entirely their own doing, this refuses to settle the verdict in either direction and puts one plate in his hands instead.

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11 min

Nine Winters Of Not Answering

Softened Again12 minNova

Doors Left Open

Nine Kinds Of People She Screens Out

Doors Left Open10 minJubilee

Mercy Within Reach

The Form He Could Not Fill In

Mercy Within Reach11 minEliana

Lamentations 3:22-23

The Gate He Started Locking

Softened Again12 minElias

Lamentations 3:22-23

Mercy Within Reach

The Buzzer That Never Worked

Mercy Within Reach12 minMelody

Twenty Minutes And No Opinion

Given Anyway12 minCaleb

Doors Left Open

The Track Up To The House

Doors Left Open12 minElias

The Cousin Nobody Sits With

Given Anyway11 minTahoma

Held When Empty

The Band Played Without Him

Held When Empty10 minSantiago

Doors Left Open

The Number She Does Not Answer

Doors Left Open12 minZariah

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Held When Empty

The Meal Somebody Else Made

Held When Empty12 minCaleb

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Mercy Within Reach

The Fourteen Minutes Before The Bus

Mercy Within Reach11 minSantiago

Held When Empty

The Guest Who Came With Empty Hands

Held When Empty11 minAmir

The Man Who Told Everyone

Given Anyway13 minZev

2 Thessalonians 3:13

Patient At Home

The Same Sentence, Every Meal

Patient At Home12 minZev

2 Thessalonians 3:13

Kind Without Fixing

The Room He Keeps Made Up

Kind Without Fixing12 minAmir

Mercy Within Reach

Eight Steps To The Row Behind

Mercy Within Reach11 minImani

Kind Without Fixing

The Ride At Seven Every Morning

Kind Without Fixing12 minCaleb

1 Corinthians 13:4

Patient At Home

The Same Chair, The Same Story

Patient At Home11 minSantiago

1 Corinthians 13:4

Held When Empty

The Choir Sang Over Her

Held When Empty11 minZariah

Mercy Within Reach

The Man At The Photocopier

Mercy Within Reach12 minCaleb

Doors Left Open

The Rules She Keeps In Her Head

Doors Left Open11 minMelody

The Phone That Stays Face Down

Softened Again11 minImani

2 Corinthians 4:16

Patient At Home

Low Tide Every Morning

Patient At Home11 minTahoma

2 Corinthians 4:16

Kind Without Fixing

The Truck He Keeps Fixing

Kind Without Fixing12 minElias

Patient At Home

The Same Question Nine Times Before Lunch

Patient At Home10 minMelody

Doors Left Open

The Bolt On The Courtyard Gate

Doors Left Open13 minZev

Patient At Home

The Fourth Time With The Same Sleeve

Patient At Home11 minCaleb

The Kid Who Wrecked The Van

Given Anyway10 minSantiago

Doors Left Open

The Door Is Propped Before Anybody Arrives

Doors Left Open10 minSantiago

Held When Empty

The Fire She Did Not Light

Held When Empty12 minNova

Patient At Home

The Stairs, Twice A Night

Patient At Home11 minEliana

The Bench He Walks Past Now

Softened Again12 minCaleb

Mercy Within Reach

The Bread Left On The Step

Mercy Within Reach12 minZev

2 Corinthians 3:3

The Dish In The Back Of The Cupboard

Softened Again12 minEliana

2 Corinthians 3:3

Everything I Know About Her

Given Anyway11 minZariah

Kind Without Fixing

Paddling For Two

Kind Without Fixing11 minTahoma

The Extra Plate She Stopped Setting

Softened Again11 minTahoma

The Kettle And The Verdict

Given Anyway11 minNova

Philippians 4:19

Patient At Home

Four Hundred Bowls Of Soup

Patient At Home11 minNova

Philippians 4:19

Mercy Within Reach

A Coat Over The Back Of A Chair

Mercy Within Reach13 minNova

Galatians 6:2-5

Kind Without Fixing

The Load That Was Never Yours To Carry

Kind Without Fixing11 minNova

Galatians 6:2-5

Held When Empty

The Morning She Could Not Get Up

Held When Empty9 minJubilee

2 Corinthians 12:9

Kind Without Fixing

Praying Like It Depends On Me

Kind Without Fixing11 minImani

2 Corinthians 12:9

The Ladder He Keeps In The Shed

Softened Again12 minZev

Kind Without Fixing

The Message She Rewrites Eleven Times

Kind Without Fixing10 minMelody

The Song He Stopped Playing

Softened Again10 minSantiago

Ecclesiastes 3:1

Kind Without Fixing

The Plan He Drew On A Napkin

Kind Without Fixing11 minSantiago

Ecclesiastes 3:1

Eleven Seconds on a Concrete Ramp

Given Anyway10 minMelody

Patient At Home

Sunday After Sunday After Sunday

Patient At Home11 minZariah

Psalm 103:13-14

Held When Empty

The Dish Left On Her Own Step

Held When Empty11 minEliana

Psalm 103:13-14

The Rule She Made In The Parking Lot

Softened Again11 minMelody

Leviticus 19:34

Doors Left Open

The Aisle Seat She Guards

Doors Left Open11 minImani

Leviticus 19:34

Deuteronomy 33:27

Held When Empty

No Job At This Wedding

Held When Empty10 minZev

Deuteronomy 33:27

The Guest List He Stopped Writing

Softened Again12 minAmir

Kind Without Fixing

The Notebook Of Everything She Tried

Kind Without Fixing11 minEliana

Held When Empty

Nothing In The Cupboard And Nothing In Me

Held When Empty10 minMelody

Matthew 11:28-30

Kind Without Fixing

Fourteen Voice Notes At Midnight

Kind Without Fixing10 minJubilee

Matthew 11:28-30

Mercy Within Reach

The Roster Nobody Signed

Mercy Within Reach11 minZariah

Doors Left Open

The Table With Room Left

Doors Left Open11 minAmir

Mercy Within Reach

Half A Tank And A Long Lane

Mercy Within Reach12 minElias

Kind Without Fixing

The Morning He Rode On

Kind Without Fixing12 minZev

The Row Nobody Fills

Given Anyway10 minImani

Mercy Within Reach

The Cart With The Bad Wheel

Mercy Within Reach11 minJubilee

Patient At Home

Every Single Evening At Six

Patient At Home10 minJubilee

Doors Left Open

The Latch She Started Using

Doors Left Open12 minNova

Nine Years Of Saying Yes

Softened Again10 minJubilee

Doors Left Open

The Porch Light She Turned Off

Doors Left Open11 minEliana

Mercy Within Reach

The Cousin Who Is Always Last To Be Asked

Mercy Within Reach11 minTahoma

The Second Flask

Softened Again12 minZariah

Patient At Home

The Third Cup Of Tea Tonight

Patient At Home12 minAmir

Doors Left Open

The Extra Chairs In The Shed

Doors Left Open11 minTahoma

The Seat Beside Her At The Table

Given Anyway10 minJubilee

Deuteronomy 33:25

Patient At Home

The Gate Left Open Again

Patient At Home12 minElias

Deuteronomy 33:25

Doors Left Open

The Kind Of Person He Does Not Do

Doors Left Open13 minCaleb

Patient At Home

The Prayer She Says Through Her Teeth

Patient At Home11 minImani

Kind Without Fixing

Somebody Else's Ladder

Kind Without Fixing11 minZariah

Held When Empty

The Sunday She Sat Down

Held When Empty11 minImani

The Door At The Back Of The Restaurant

Given Anyway12 minAmir

Held When Empty

The Boat Stayed Tied Up

Held When Empty11 minTahoma

The Fence Post On The Wrong Side

Given Anyway11 minElias

Held When Empty

The Field He Cannot Work Today

Held When Empty12 minElias

Ephesians 2:4-5

The Coat On The Fence

Given Anyway11 minEliana

Ephesians 2:4-5

Mercy Within Reach

A Chair Pulled Out At Half Past One

Mercy Within Reach12 minAmir