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Dear Family,

Do you ever find yourself trying to do the right thing but second-guessing every step?
Trying to stand your ground, but your heart keeps saying, “Be kind”.
That tension between truth and tenderness is where mercy lives.

Last week, we saw Jesus weep before He worked.
This week, we watch how He rules after He feels not with guilt or ego, but with grace.
This is what I like to call the Court of Mercy.
It’s that sacred space where Heaven teaches us to lead people and ourselves with wisdom instead of reaction.

When Love Steps Into Leadership

Mercy doesn’t ignore truth; it walks beside it.
Jesus never compromised holiness, but He also never humiliated the hurting.

Remember the woman caught in adultery?
Everyone else came ready to condemn.
Jesus came ready to discern.

He said, “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone.”
That wasn’t softness that was strategy.
He shifted the focus from accusation to accountability.

💬 Reflection:
Sometimes leadership isn’t about who you correct, but how you carry the correction.

 The Weight of Wisdom

We all have a courtroom inside us, that moment between offense and response.
And what we do in that moment decides whether we build bridges or burn them.

Wisdom isn’t just knowing the truth; it’s knowing when and how to speak it.
That’s what makes Heaven’s leaders different they understand timing.

Mercy whispers when pride wants to shout.
Wisdom waits when ego wants to rush.

Maybe that’s what GOD is teaching us lately not to stop leading, but to start listening deeper before we decide.

The Mirror of Mercy

I used to think mercy meant letting people off the hook.
Now I know mercy is letting GOD handle the hook.

It’s not about ignoring consequences it’s about trusting divine timing.
Mercy says, “I could repay you, but I’d rather release you.”
Because when you release others, you release yourself.

💬 Reflection:
Where have I been holding a gavel when GOD asked me to hold grace?

Leading With Both Hands — Truth and Tenderness

To lead like Jesus means learning to hold truth in one hand and tenderness in the other.
If you let go of either, the balance breaks.

Truth without love becomes cruelty.
Love without truth becomes compromised.
But when the two walk together, that’s when people start to heal not just behave.

Every parent, pastor, partner, and friend needs both.
And every day gives you a chance to practice them.

💬 Try This:
Before every hard conversation, pray, “LORD, help me see this person the way You do.”
That’s where wisdom begins.

✍🏽 Journaling Prompts

1. What situation in my life needs mercy more than judgment right now?

2. Who is GOD asking me to forgive so I can move forward?

3. When was the last time I paused before responding — and saw peace win?

4. How can I lead with truth and tenderness in my daily life?

5. What does “ruling with mercy” look like for me this week?

 1828 Webster’s Word Study

• Mercy: “That benevolence which spares the offender and brings relief to the distressed.”

• Wisdom: “The right use of knowledge; the choice of the best means to accomplish good ends.”

• Judge: “To discern rightly; to distinguish truth from falsehood.”

• Grace: “Favor freely given; undeserved kindness.”

• Discern: “To see or understand clearly; to separate the truth from appearance.”

💬 Thought:

In Conclusion

The longer I walk with GOD, the more I realize that life isn’t a fight between right and wrong it’s a balance between truth and mercy.

We all have a gavel in one hand and grace in the other.
And every day we decide which one we’ll raise.

Sometimes leadership is letting go of the need to win and choosing to understand.
Sometimes wisdom sounds less like a roar and more like a whisper: “Peace.”

If this week brings a situation that tests your patience, pause before you swing that gavel.
Breathe.
Pray.
Remember Who’s really sitting on the bench.

Because the same Jesus who judged sin also protected the sinner.
He still does.

And when you lead with that kind of love, you won’t just rule situations you’ll restore hearts.

With Love and Wisdom,
Christalyn

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