An Appropriate 9-11 Message

My wife and I attended a new church today where the pastor's message dealt with mercy. Appropriate for the day because the readings were about Joseph and his brothers (Genesis 50:15-21) and the servant who owed the king an enormous amount (Matthew 18:21-35). He opened with visions of 9-11-01, and quickly moved to the acts of mercy people showed one another on that day and the days and weeks following. He then spoke of the mercy people showed one another in the more recent hurricanes and fires our nation experienced. His sobering message is that our magnanimous God grants us unmerited mercy. May we show mercy to those who hurt us.