If we sin, our heavenly Father will correct us in order to reclaim us. His strokes often fall heavy, and the effects remain for a long time, but He will not always chide. When we repent and confess, He pardons and restores. His anger is but for a moment, but His mercy is everlasting. He loves when He frowns and pities while He reproves. The Lord is gracious, full of compassion, and plenteous in mercy. He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities for as high as the heaven is above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. James Smith.

When all thy mercies, oh my God, my rising soul surveys, transported with the view I'm lost in wonder, love, and praise. Joseph Addison.

God has two sheepdogs, goodness and mercy. He sends them to us from His throne of grace, sometimes to bark at us, to badger us, sometimes to woo us by persuading us that His will is good and perfect for our lives. Sinclair Ferguson.