Hebrew, “mercy.” Chesed is the first Sefirot in the attribute of action in the Kabbalistic Tree of life. The Bahir states, “The fourth is the charity of God, His merit and his Kindness (Chesed) to all the world. This is the Right Hand of the Blessed Holy One” (Bahir IV:144). As Christians, we see God’s Mercy as the right hand of God as Jesus Christ. Chesed then is the Sefirot that manifests God’s absolute, unlimited benevolence and kindness.
Chesed is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the Ending of the Law.
Chesed teaches extend mercy to others as God has extended mercy to us. We go the extra mile, are faithful to our covenants with God and are forgiven of past deeds (Mosiah 2 RAV, 4 OPV). Chesed enables us to pick up our cross and follow Christ, as he makes our burdens light.
See Book of Remembrance 17:20, 29:6-8, 33:13-15,