Sentence examples for merciful acts from inspiring English sources

This is a depiction of two of the merciful acts advocated in St Matthew's Gospel: give drink to the thirsty, help prisoners.

The Khalsa is the "Saint-Soldier" of Guru Gobind Singh who stated the following: "He does not recognize anyone else except One Lord, not even the bestowal of charities, performance of merciful acts, austerities and restraint on pilgrim-stations; the perfect light of the Lord illuminates his heart, then consider him as the immaculate Khalsa".

Her merciful act saves her from becoming a wili herself.

The grouch is not redeemed by a merciful act, only momentarily, bewilderingly, changed.

Meanwhile, a man in clerical vestments holds up a torch to reveal the grey feet of a corpse – the final merciful act is a decent burial.

It was a merciful act, since Mr. Brown is still serving five years' probation for beating and choking his girlfriend, the pop diva Rihanna, just before the Grammys back in 2009; a new criminal charge could have derailed his career.

Lawrence Watkins went through more than a year of tears, condolences, sleepless nights, speeches and letter-writing before his memory began the merciful act of burying his daughter's murder.

"The fact that Lu Qing could see him was already a very merciful act by the authorities," his mother, Gao Ying, said, adding that Ai did not discuss his charge beyond saying he "did not understand it".

"It is a merciful act to release someone from this bondage.

Many, if not most, of the people here are on pills, because for tonight by some merciful act of blue moon logic the gods and Enda Kenny have made them legal.

Many, if not most, of the people here are on pills, because for tonight – by some merciful act of blue moon logic – the gods and Enda Kenny have made them legal.