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BEATITUDES

This is the sixth in a ninepart series on the Beatitudes and their relevance in a 21st-century world.

The outstretched hand of mercy

Clare Turner

From the August 2005 issue of The Christian Science Journal

" WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A LITTLE MERCY ?" my friend asked. She wasn't asking for mercy but encouraging me to have mercy on myself.