Mercy can have many different outward ‘colours’. When we take action where people have suffered injustice, and attempt to bring about changes in situations that violate human dignity, then we are serving justice. When we are honest and straightforward in our relations with one another, then we are serving the truth. When we ourselves assume an attitude of peace and tolerance, then we are serving peace in the world. When we, in our concrete work situations, continue to bear witness to our hope, then we are serving the faith in a God of love and mercy. Thus, a life lived in the service of mercy is also a life lived in the service of justice, truth, hope and peace.