Mercy
Mercy and Truth are shown together in a 13th-century representation of Psalm 85 (10)
Mercy can refer to a compassionate behavior by those in power (for example, mercy shown by a judge toward a criminal by not punishing him (or her) as much as he (or she) might be punished). It may also mean compassionate action by a third party (e.g. a trip out of mercy trying to treat sick children in Africa). The word is very common in several religions (for example, the mercy of God).
Mercy Media
The Seven Works of Mercy, by Frans II Francken, 1605.
The first Divine Mercy image (c. 1934) painted according to the apparitions of Faustina Kowalska by Eugene Kazimierowski. Now permanently enshrined at the Divine Mercy Sanctuary of Vilnius, Lithuania
