Ladies and gentlemen can you identify (with the video)? All of us struggle with extending mercy in such times. I remember once when one of my children was hurt deeply by someone else. The last thing I wanted to do was extend mercy to this person. But it was the first thing Jesus wanted me to do. Without exception, everyone here has experienced those moments when you were faced with a choice of either extending mercy or not extending mercy. Now I admit that in myself I do not want to extend mercy. However, I realize that Jesus wants me to handle life issues in a different way. Notice Matthew 5:7 as it appears on keynote: "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."