At Some Point, Policy Rejects Mercy

Many Christian denominations comply with the teaching of tithe. However, some groups go to the extreme. They require a disclosure of all income “for accountability.” Noncompliance ends in expulsion from the congregation. Bureaucratic legalism rules. At some point, policy rejects mercy. ~ Jo Helen Cox

Mercy. An old-fashioned word.
Compassionate treatment,
especially of those under one's power.
Clemency. We want to be merciful
but would call it kind, considerate...
Yet, do we want to be lenient?
It depends on the recipient.
Sometimes. Yet one-rule-fits-all
can never be tolerant. People
are different. Different rules fit different folk.
My ways don't work for you
for your needs differ, your response,your history. And I must understand
that my way is my way, yours is yours,
and when it's aligned with the path you choose
and that path is the one I choose,
we can travel together in different ways.