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When mercy breaks in, lives are changed. In Matthew 9:9–26, Jesus calls Matthew, welcomes those others rejected, and brings hope and healing to those in need. These stories remind us that God's grace reaches us not because we are worthy, but because He is merciful. No one is beyond the reach of Christ's compassion.

"Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick... For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners." — Matthew 9:12–13 (NRSV)