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​January 7, 2019
COMPASSION
  
from the Latin "com pati," which means "to suffer with"
Compassion has to do with our ability and (perhaps more importantly) our willingness to care about the misfortunes of others. Compassion is not just a feeling of pity; it is what moves us to take action in order to bring relief to someone who is suffering. It is the opposite of indifference, and the basis for a whole lot of kindness, gentleness, forgiveness, and care.

Jesus was often moved by compassion to feed, heal, and teach people. A few examples:
  • Mark 1:40-45: Jesus heals the leper
  • Mark 6:30-44: The feeding of the 5,000: "Jesus saw the crowd, and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd..."
  • Luke 7:11-17: Jesus raises the widow's son from the dead
  • Matthew 20:29-34: Jesus heals two blind men
It is compassion that moves the Good Samaritan to help the stranger by the road (Luke 10:33), and it is compassion that brings the father running out to meet the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:20).

How is God inviting YOU to be compassionate today?

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