For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love. The Lord is good to all, and His mercy is over all that He has made.