Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.
There is a very pleasant formality in the form of letters in the first century. The writer introduces who they are, and acknowledges the person or peoples they are writing to. They say something nice.
In this case, Jude offers mercy, peace, and love.
These are not random words pulled out of thin air. They are three things that only God can give and that humans need to survive.
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