The LORD says:

Mercy and judgement go together.  Where there is
no judgement, there does not need to be mercy.
I forgive my chlidren because My Son, Jesus, paid
the price for them.  I rain down mercy in the lives
of My children.  When you show mercy to those
who hurt you, offend you, and disrespect you, you
are showing them what I offer: mercy.  They know
what they deserve and when they receive mercy,
they glimpse the truth that I do not give as the
world gives.  My ways are higher than your ways.

1 Timothy 1:16
"But for that very reason I was shown mercy so
that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might
display his unlimited patience as an example for
those who would believe on him and receive eternal
life."