Bryan Stevenson's Book 'Just Mercy'

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Just Mercy The word mercy comes from an old French word meaning “pity”. This word means more than just pity however. Mercy is usually followed by change among the poor and the oppressed. We are called by our faith to go out and to serve others with the type of mercy and forgiveness that we have been given. Yet, there are people out there who are arrogant, ignorant, and selfish to the cries of the needy, the poor, and the suffering. In Bryan Stevenson’s book, Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson uses his upbringing as a marginalized person and he uses that with the death row inmates he works with. He uses his faith in the way he chooses to stick with these inmate, through thick and through thin. Faith is what drives him when he needs it most. When he sees the person he’s representing get the sentence of death, he does not give up. He looks at his options, utilizes them, and his faith prevents him from breaking down and giving up. This story brought to me a revelation of feelings. I felt invigorated by his teachings and his faith. Before reading this, I thought that this book would be just another boring old Philosophy book, but I …show more content…
This act of mercy is not easy to accomplish, yet it is the right thing to do. His acts of mercy is what we as people should treat each other. The racism, sexism, homophobia that encircles our world is cruel and the acts cannot be forgiven. The people that keep those cycles running are also cruel. But they can be forgiven through acts of mercy and compassion. Kichijiro abuses his forms of compassion, mercy, and forgiveness over and over throughout the book, but Father Rodrigues continues to bring himself up to be persecuted so that Kichijiro can be free. Today, we need people who are like Father Rodrigues, giving themselves to the people who hurt others and themselves in confusion and anger. We need to pity the hated. Better yet, we need to bring mercy to the
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