Short Story (Podcast) for Divine Mercy Sunday - Dostoevsky "The Honest Thief" Posted on An old soldier who has taken up the tailor's trade and rooms with an old woman, takes pity on a dissolute alcoholic. The drunkard steals from him, initially denies it; guilt-racked, the drunkard disappears for a long time, at the end, comes back to die after nearly starving himself and nearly freezing on the street, seeking redemption - "The Honest Thief". Divine Mercy. What is it? (After a life spent without developing a relationship with Jesus, He will come to a dying soul three times to offer His mercy.)