Sentences with phrase «people at the mercy»

Concern for an object, whether that be desire for possession, aesthetic appreciation, or even a will for its benefit, placed a person at the mercy of forces he could not control.

Without taking sides, then, we can see that the world is far more complicated than the story offered by environmentalists — of indigenous people at the mercy of powerful companies, who rule over corrupt governments, with only NGOs holding the wrong - doers to account.

This will leave injured people at the mercy of the aggressive insurers.

Not exact matches

Your dependence on other people leaves you at their mercy and that's a method that can easily fail.

They are completely at the mercy of guards and administrators, who have to balance the safety of the inmates against the public safety risk of freeing dangerous people.

Without them, these three groups are at the mercy of short - sellers, people who by definition have no mercy.»

I have no choice but to wait because businesses aren't built in bubbles and I'm at the mercy of other peoples» schedules.

If I don't make the time from 6:00 to 9:00 am to do what I need to do and get my mind right, I find that I'm at the mercy of other people's schedules and demands.

People working through these platforms are often put in a precarious position, with no health insurance or social benefits, and are often at the mercy of the platforms who dictate the rules of their work and take a large cut of their income.

I'm stunned at all of the comments about this article by people who apparently think they are followers of Christ yet show not one ounce of His love, compassion, mercy or comprehension of the needs of the dying — or the living.

satans aim was to stop the fulfillment of the seed that would crush satan underfoot.This hybrid between the angels and man created giants abominations in Gods eyes.They also were a threat to Gods people as can be seen by the giants in the land of caanan after the flood.If we agree on that then there is no way that Eve would have had intercourse with satan [false doctrine of the seed of satan -RCB- because the blood lines were still untainted by angelic beings or satan at the time of Noah maybe that is also why the genealogy of Christ is well presented with no surprises apart from Hagar and Ruth these two were gentiles that shows Gods mercy grace was always there to all nations he accepts people by faith not by race.Prior to the flood the mixing of the angels and man must have been widespread after the flood these beings were present but in limited numbers and God told his people to destroy them as they were abominations but they were a threat to Gods people.It would be interesting to hear what the rabbis had to say on this matter as i would think the stories would have been past down from generation to the next.Especially regarding the flood.God promised he would never flood the earth again but a time is coming when the earth will be judged not by flood but by fire Jesus is our ark and we are safe in him.brentnz

A generation which has spoken of the «miracle of Dunkirk» need not cavil at those who saw in the strange deliverance of Jerusalem a signal act of God's mercy to His people.

So, no name, put aside the lies about yourself and look at yourself in a full length mirror and speak truth, the truth is what is good and wholesome about your life, any kindness, gentleness, tenderheartedness, mercy, humility, patience and encouragement of others, this is the clothing your wear that people see.

We are made in Gods image and thus we need to reflect this image and His character outwards into the lives of people... at their edge of life and personal hell reflecting Gods grace, mercy, justice, compassion and forgiveness.

When the Pentateuch is understood in its entirety, it appears that the message of the Pentateuch is that God was never angry at people and never wanted sacrifices and offerings, but wanted instead a people for Himself who lived by faith in God and with justice and mercy before a watching world.

The Church must hold within its fellowship persons who sincerely differ at this point of critical decision, call all to repentance, mediate to all God's mercy, minister to all in Christ's name.4

People panic when they feel at the mercy of nature.

«We're really good at compassion, we're really good at standing alongside people, we're really good at showing mercy in difficult situations.»

Notes Karen Jobes: «Regardless of how she felt about it or whether she cooperated, Esther was at the mercy of a ruthless pagan king just as her people were.

Lastly the rate at which people swerve mercy to talk about Law just shows they are unhappy.

In the Christian faith, so long as we are real persons we are never wholly at the mercy of our neuroses or maladjustments or purely external influences.

Christ, in revealing the love «mercy of God, at the same time demanded from people that they also should be guided in their lives by love and mercy.

If the biological family fails — as many now do — then the developing person is left at the mercy of other subcultures: the imperialistic «peer group.»

Jesus isn't on the earth right now to cure people, we are at the mercy of the health care people, and unlike Jesus who could cure anything health care people only do so much no matter how much they get paid

Bless us, O our Father, even all of us together, with the light of thy countenance; For by the light of thy countenance thou hast given us, O Lord our God, the Law of life, lovingkindness and righteousness, blessing, mercy, life and peace; And may it be good in thy sight to bless thy people Israel at all times and in every hour with thy peace.

But the real life of a writer resides in showing up at the keyboard every day, with the necessary patience and mercy, and making the best decisions you can on behalf of your people.

1) Any person who does not have the «right of existence» guaranteed because of a lack of property is not a citizen in his or her own right — sui iuris — but lives at the mercy of others.

He prayed for Allah's mercy and forgiveness for the late Abdulkadir Kure and urged the family, people of Niger State and Nigeria at large to take heart and pray for him in his journey to the great beyond.

«The current broken two - tiered wage structure in New York puts women restaurant workers at the mercy of their customers and co-workers,» said Saru Jayaraman, President and Co-Founder of ROC United, and author of Behind the Kitchen Door: The People Who Make and Serve Your Food.

As an important sink for climate - affecting greenhouse gases, forests remain at the mercy of people for whom the life of a tree may stand between them and feeding their families.

In fact, I have come to think that as long as you are in the job market, you are at the mercy of people who may not like you due to other more subtle reasons.

Steven Huprich, PhD, professor of psychology at University of Detroit Mercy, says there may be something in a person's nature — «a particular type of negative self - image» — fueling his or her chronic unhappiness.

According to Dr Yik Lim, consultant urogynaecologist at Melbourne's Mercy Hospital for Women, the amount of urine your bladder can hold depends on how old you are: the older the person, the smaller their bladder capacity.

If providers are burned out, sick, disillusioned, suffering from relationship dysfunctions, at the mercy of addictive behaviors, or out of touch with their true purpose, it's hard to overcome the victim mentality that plagues people inside our health care system right now.

Is it even possible for a person to invoke both justice and mercy at the same time?

I'm not a huge fan of online modes, and I have plenty of kids at home to show no mercy at home to in local battles (unsatisfying), but I'm sure there are people out there that are going to absolutely adore some of the newer modes that the game has to offer.

The retelling of BEOWULF by Robert Zemeckis, Neil Gaiman, and Roger Avary stays true to the rip - snorting quality of it that has enthralled people for 1500 years or so, a few bored freshman English students at the mercy of teachers who couldn't engage their enthusiasm notwithstanding.

At my recent screening of Mistress America, five people walked out within the first twenty minutes, apparently put off by hilariously flawed characters who talk to themselves, but at each other, without mercAt my recent screening of Mistress America, five people walked out within the first twenty minutes, apparently put off by hilariously flawed characters who talk to themselves, but at each other, without mercat each other, without mercy.

A system which places the individual teacher at the mercy of another person's likes or dislikes is bad for staff morale, and bad for the students.

I looked over at Rosaleen, who sat there shaking her head, mumbling, «Lord have mercy,» just looking so disbelieving and happy, like people on television when they answer the $ 64,000 Question.

Go volunteer at a soup kitchen for a week and then come back and talk to me (I run a mercy ministry, so I actually know people who are homeless and have some idea of what their lives are like)

So I don't think of Traveling Mercies as a book about religion at all, but rather as a handbook, or maybe a sort of owner's manual, for people who are trying to live faithfully: which is to say, learning to cooperate with grace — even (or especially) when real life rears its very confusing head.

Authors can no longer tolerate being at the mercy of the publisher to accurately and honestly report the actual numbers behind these revenue streams as opposed to just some bottom - line figure computed in secret; it's essential to know how many people are accessing a work and the income attributable to it in clear and precise terms.

I would need to find another place to live, with another blacked - out room; either a place on my own, with people nearby who could be paid to do my shopping, or a place with someone who was prepared to look after me, prepared to close doors before they switch on lights, pull curtains before I come into a room; someone I could trust, because I would be at their mercy.

She's very mature and definitely ready, but the idea of her being «out there,» at the mercy of people I don't know is really scary to me.

We are constantly at the mercy of marketers, and marketers are very smart people.

And with such savings, you'll be less dependent on your job, less at the mercy of your boss, and overall a much happier person.

Right now, those people are at the mercy of their stock broker, financial advisor or the default investments in their 401K plan.

Animal owners are once again at the mercy of pet food companies, as their pets are being poisoned by the very people that they trust to keep them healthy.

Outside pets are at the mercy of the people they encounter.